Assessment of severity of ovine smoke inhalation injury by analysis of computed tomographic scans

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 430-436

  McGwin, Gerald ^a,b,c,d   Metzger, Jesse ^a,d   Porterfield, John R ^a,b,d   Moran, Stephan G ^a,b,d   Rue, Loring W ^a,b,d  

^a Section of Trauma   (United States)

^b Department of Surgery   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Air bags; Fatality; Side impact collision

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA BASE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FATALITY; HUMAN; INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AIR BAGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 85026157131     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000083478.98648.C8     Document Type: Article

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