Classification and management of chest trauma

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 101-103

  Farooq, Umar ^a   Raza, Waqas ^a   Zia, Naeem ^a   Hanif, Mohammad ^a   Khan, Mohammad Mussadiq ^a  

^a HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Blunt injuries; Chest trauma; Complications; Mortality; Penetrating injuries

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PENETRATING TRAUMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; THORAX INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; THORACIC INJURIES; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 33745617469     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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