Clearing the pediatric cervical spine following injury

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 552-564

  Eubanks, Jason David ^a   Gilmore, Allison ^a,c   Bess, Shay ^b   Cooperman, Daniel R ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Utah   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33845503677     PISSN: 1067151X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5435/00124635-200609000-00005     Document Type: Review

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