Chronic pain and its impact on quality of life following a traumatic rib fracture

European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 451-455

  Shelat, V G ^a   Eileen, S ^b   John, L ^b   Teo, L T ^a   Vijayan, A ^a   Chiu, M T ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Rib fracture; Thoracic trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866157537     PISSN: 18639933     EISSN: 16153146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00068-012-0186-x     Document Type: Article

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