Clinical Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 1 , Pages 1-9 , January 2007

The radiological management of bomb blast injury

  • S.S. Hare

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Radiology, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: S.S. Hare, Radiology Department, St Mary's Hospital, Praed St., Paddington, London W2 1NY, UK. Tel.: +44 077 6989 1220/020 8455 1588; fax: +44 020 7886 7626.
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  • I. Goddard

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Royal London Hospital, London, UK
    • ,
  • P. Ward

      Affiliations

    • Department of Accident and Emergency, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK
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  • A. Naraghi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Royal London Hospital, London, UK
    • ,
  • E.A. Dick

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Radiology, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK

Received 27 April 2006 ,Revised 31 August 2006 ,Accepted 7 September 2006.

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PII: S0009-9260(06)00314-X

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2006.09.013

Clinical Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 1 , Pages 1-9 , January 2007

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