Otologic considerations of blast injury

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 145-152

  Darley, D Spencer ^a   Kellman, Robert M ^a  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blast injury; Ear; Hearing disorders; Tympanic membrane perforation; Vestibular disorders

Indexed keywords

BLAST INJURY; EAR; EARDRUM PERFORATION; EXPLOSION; HUMAN; INJURY; MEDLINE; NOISE INJURY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TERRORISM;

BLAST INJURIES; EAR; EXPLOSIONS; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; MEDLINE; TERRORISM; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE PERFORATION;

EID: 77957251881     PISSN: 19357893     EISSN: 193844X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/dmphp.D-08-00057R2     Document Type: Review

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