Blunt Injury to Solid Abdominal Organs

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 106-111

  Keller, Martin S ^a,b  

^a Cardinal Glennon Children's Hosp ^*

^b Cardinal Glennon Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY INJURY; LIVER INJURY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PANCREAS INJURY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPLEEN INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2342667563     PISSN: 10558586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2004.01.006     Document Type: Article

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