Computed tomography of malpositioned thoracostomy drains: A pictorial essay

Brain and Language

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 187-193

  Cameron, E W ^a,b   Mirvis, S E ^a   Shanmuganathan, K ^a   White, C S ^a   Miller, B H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THORAX DRAINAGE; X RAY FILM;

EID: 23744496254     PISSN: 0093934X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0009-9260(97)80271-1     Document Type: Review

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