Abdominal trauma in primary blast injury

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 168-179

  Owers, C ^a   Morgan, J L ^a   Garner, J P ^a  

^a Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; BLAST INJURY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTESTINE PERFORATION; PRESSURE; REVIEW;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; BLAST INJURIES; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; PRESSURE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 78650591717     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.7268     Document Type: Review

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