Unsuspected upper cervical spine fractures associated with significant head trauma: Role of CT

Kevin J. Kirshenbaum; S.R. Nadimpalli; Richard Fantus; Robert P. Cavallino; null Advocate Diagnostic Radiology Faculty - Illinois Masonic

doi:10.1016/0736-4679(90)90230-S

Unsuspected upper cervical spine fractures associated with significant head trauma: Role of CT

Kevin J. Kirshenbaum, S.R. Nadimpalli, Richard Fantus, Robert P. Cavallino, Advocate Diagnostic Radiology Faculty - Illinois Masonic

Diagnostic Radiology Faculty at Illinois Masonic

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Original language	American English
Journal	Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume	8
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0736-4679(90)90230-S
Status	Published - Mar 1 1990

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