Factors Affecting Mortality in Blunt Thoracic Trauma
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Severe blunt thoracic trauma: Differences
47 January 2015, Vol. 105, No. 1 Trauma is a leading cause of death in the developing world, and represents a major burden of disease in South Africa (SA).[1,2] Children are disproportionately affected.[3] Blunt trauma secondary to motor vehicle collisions (MVCs) contributes to the majority of admissions to trauma centres.[4] Significant blunt thoracic trauma in both adults and children require...
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عنوان ژورنال: Turkish Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1306-696X
DOI: 10.5505/tjtes.2013.54782