'Brain attack' - Aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage: Death due to delayed diagnosis

Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-52

  Neil Dwyer, G ^a   Lang, D ^b  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030639113     PISSN: 00358819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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