Presentation and outcome of traumatic spinal fractures

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 316-320

  El Faramawy, Ahmed ^a   El Menyar, Ayman ^a,b   Zarour, Ahmad ^a   Maull, Kimball ^a,c   Riebe, Jane ^a   Kumar, Krishna ^a   Mathew, John ^a   Parchani, Ashok ^a   Al Thani, Hassan ^a   Latifi, Rifat ^a,b,d  

^a HAMAD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Qatar)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cord injury; fracture; Qatar; spine; trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870265864     PISSN: 09742700     EISSN: 0974519X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-2700.102381     Document Type: Article

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