The Diagnosis and Management of Children with Blunt Injury of the Chest

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 98-105

  Sartorelli, Kennith H ^a,b   Vane, Dennis W ^a,b,c  

^a University of Vermont ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^c Department of Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; BRAIN INJURY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAPHRAGM INJURY; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; GREAT BLOOD VESSEL; HUMAN; LUNG CONTUSION; MORBIDITY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PAIN; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RIB FRACTURE; THORACOTOMY; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA;

EID: 2342495354     PISSN: 10558586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2004.01.005     Document Type: Article

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