Injury
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 43-47 , January 2007

The use of chest computed tomography versus chest X-ray in patients with major blunt trauma

  • Matthias Traub

      Affiliations

    • Trauma Service, Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards, NSW 2065, Australia
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  • Mark Stevenson

      Affiliations

    • The George Institute of International Health, Critical Care and Trauma Care Division, The University of Sydney, P.O. Box M201, Missenden Road, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 2 9657 0365; fax: +61 2 9657 0301.
    • ,
  • Suzanne McEvoy

      Affiliations

    • The George Institute of International Health, Critical Care and Trauma Care Division, The University of Sydney, P.O. Box M201, Missenden Road, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia
    • ,
  • Greg Briggs

      Affiliations

    • Trauma Service, Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards, NSW 2065, Australia
    • ,
  • Sing Kai Lo

      Affiliations

    • Deakin University, Vic., Australia
    • ,
  • Steven Leibman

      Affiliations

    • Trauma Service, Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards, NSW 2065, Australia
    • ,
  • Tony Joseph

      Affiliations

    • Trauma Service, Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards, NSW 2065, Australia

,Accepted 6 July 2006.

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PII: S0020-1383(06)00416-5

doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2006.07.006

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