Approach to head trauma in childhood in a district general hospital

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 141-148

  Loroni, L ^a   Ciucci, G ^a   Piccinini, G ^a   Servadei, F ^b   Scorza, P ^a  

^a Hospital of Ravenna Faenza   (Italy)

^b Cesena City Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Childhood; Diagnostic protocol; Head trauma; Skull radiography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SKULL FRACTURE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SKULL FRACTURES;

EID: 0030225440     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-199609000-00002     Document Type: Article

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