Association of injury mechanism with the risk of cervical spine fractures

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 14-22

  Thompson, Wendy L ^a,b   Stiell, Ian G ^c   Clement, Catherine M ^c   Brison, Robert J ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian C Spine Rule Study; Case control study; Cervical spine injury; Mechanism of injury

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DIVING; EMERGENCY WARD; FALLING; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK INJURY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 69349105133     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500010873     Document Type: Article

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