Pulmonary injury risk assessment for long-duration blasts: A meta-analysis

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 368-374

  Rafaels, Karin A ^a   Bass, Cameron R Dale ^c   Panzer, Matthew B ^c   Salzar, Robert S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b University of Virginia   (United States)

^c Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

Blast; Injury risk; Pulmonary injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLAST INJURY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HUMAN; LETHALITY; LUNG INJURY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77955867590     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181e88122     Document Type: Article

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