Emergency bedside ultrasound for the diagnosis of rib fractures

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 617-620

  Chan, Stewart Siu Wa ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEMATOTHORAX; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL CARE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PALPATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOLOGIST; RIB FRACTURE; SKILL; THORAX INJURY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; RIB FRACTURES;

EID: 66049159884     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.04.013     Document Type: Article

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