Mild head injury — A positive approach to management

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 9-12

  Hodgkinson, D W ^a   Berry, E ^a   Yates, D W ^a  

^a HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mild head injury; Neuropsychological deficit; Postconcussional syndrome; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY SCALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; DATA COLLECTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0028401725     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-199403000-00003     Document Type: Article

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