Thoracic injury: A review of 276 cases

Chinese Journal of Traumatology - English Edition

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 259-262

  Zargar, Moosa ^a   Khaji, Ali ^a   Davari, Mojgan Karbalchsh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Chest tubes; Mortality; Thoracic injuries; Wound, stab

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLUNT TRAUMA; CHILD; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEAD INJURY; HEMATOTHORAX; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; LIMB FRACTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PNEUMOTHORAX; REVIEW; RIB FRACTURE; SCORING SYSTEM; STAB WOUND; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 35348816196     PISSN: 10081275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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