Patterns and risks in spinal trauma

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 860-865

  Martin, B W ^a   Dykes, E ^b   Lecky, F E ^a  

^a HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEWISHAM AND GREENWICH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE INJURY; THORAX INJURY; VERTEBRA DISLOCATION;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; DISLOCATIONS; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL INJURIES; THORACIC INJURIES;

EID: 4444371299     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2003.029223     Document Type: Article

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