Computed Tomography (CT) in civilian gunshot head injuries in Ibadan

West African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 58-61

  Obajimi, M O ^a   Shokunbi, M T ^a   Malomo, A A ^a   Agunloye, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Computed Tomography; Gunshot; Head injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING DISORDER; BULLET; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRIME; EDEMA; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN; NIGERIA; PARENCHYMA; PARIETAL LOBE; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKULL FRACTURE; SOFT TISSUE INJURY;

EID: 3042852899     PISSN: 0189160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wajm.v23i1.28084     Document Type: Article

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