Skull fractures in children: A population study

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 386-389

  Johnstone, A J ^a,b   Zuberi, S H ^a   Scobie, W G ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Head injury; Skull fracture

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMATOMA; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; COMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REGISTER; RISK; SKULL FRACTURE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SCOTLAND; SKULL FRACTURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0029855433     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.13.6.386     Document Type: Article

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