Blunt chest trauma: utility of radiological evaluation and effect on treatment patterns

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 482-486

  Davis, Stephanie ^a   Affatato, Anthony ^a  

^a Henry Ford Bi County Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NARCOTIC AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; RIB FRACTURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCOTICS; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; RADIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RIB FRACTURES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 33745164307     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2006.03.022     Document Type: Article

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