Features of pediatric head injury in Hong Kong

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 611-614

  Hsiang, John N K ^a   Goh, Keith Y C ^a   Zhu, Xian Lun ^a   Poon, Wai S ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Children; Epidemiology; Head injury; Hong Kong; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029847379     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00261656     Document Type: Article

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