• Clinics in chest medicine · Mar 1994

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    Chest trauma. Assessment, diagnosis, and management.

    • V R Kshettry and R M Bolman.
    • Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis.
    • Clin. Chest Med. 1994 Mar 1;15(1):137-46.

    AbstractIn the United States, trauma is the leading cause of death in people under 40 years of age. Chest trauma is a relatively common but potentially lethal injury and requires a high level of suspicion, rapid diagnosis, and appropriate therapy. Methods for the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of chest trauma are discussed in this article.

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