Electro-diagnostic and Clinical Changes of Peripheral Neuropathies in Bam Earthquake Victims
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Chest injury in victims of Bam earthquake.
OBJECTIVE To analyze the data of trauma patients with thoracic injury in the earthquake of Bam admitted to hospitals of Tehran University of Medical Science (TUMS) for better understanding the type and consequence of thoracic injuries in a major earthquake. METHODS After Bam earthquake registering 6.5 on the Richter scale, 526 trauma patients were admitted to hospitals of TUMS. Among them, 53...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Environmental Sciences
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1553-345X
DOI: 10.3844/ajessp.2005.206.208