Terror bombing-mechanisms, consequences and implications

Scandinavian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 11-14

  Kluger, Yoram ^a,b   Kashuk, J ^a   Mayo, A ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Blast injury; Explosion; Terrorism; Trauma

Indexed keywords

AIR EMBOLISM; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLAST INJURY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HEART ARREST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; INTESTINE PERFORATION; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIMB INJURY; LUNG INJURY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; ORGAN INJURY; REVIEW; TERRORISM; TRAUMATOLOGY; WOUND;

EID: 1942501760     PISSN: 14574969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/145749690409300103     Document Type: Review

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