Pregnant women injured in terror-related multiple casualty incidents: Injuries and outcomes

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 727-732

  Sela, Hen Y ^a   Shveiky, David ^a   Laufer, Neri ^a   Hersch, Moshe ^b   Einav, Sharon ^b  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Fetus; Multiple injuries; Pregnancy; Pregnant women; Terrorism; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ACCIDENT; ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE INJURY; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD AND NECK INJURY; HUMAN; LIMB INJURY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TERRORISM; THORAX INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; EXPLOSIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ISRAEL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERRORISM; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 40549118154     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3180340e0a     Document Type: Article

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