Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 52, Issue 4, Supplement , Pages 41S-44S , October 2010

Traumatic thoracic aortic injury and ruptures

  • Girma Tefera, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Girma Tefera, MD, University of Wisconsin Medical Science, 600 Highland Avenue G5/325, Madison, WI 53792

Received 21 June 2010 ,Accepted 21 June 2010.

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 Competition of interest: none.

 The editors and reviewers of this article have no relevant financial relationships to disclose per the JVS policy that requires reviewers to decline review of any manuscript for which they may have a competition of interest.

PII: S0741-5214(10)01615-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2010.06.142

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 52, Issue 4, Supplement , Pages 41S-44S , October 2010

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