Radiologic features of injuries from the Boston marathon bombing at three hospitals

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 203, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 235-239

  Singh, Ajay K ^a   Goralnick, Eric ^b   Velmahos, George ^a   Biddinger, Paul D ^a   Gates, Jonathan ^b   Sodickson, Aaron ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Blast injuries; Boston marathon bombing; Shrapnel; Trauma

Indexed keywords

BLAST INJURIES; BOSTON MARATHON BOMBING; SHRAPNEL; TRAUMA;

ADULT; AGED; BLAST INJURIES; BOMBS; BOSTON; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; TERRORISM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84906494436     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.14.12549     Document Type: Article

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