An audit on guidelines used for the initial management of patients with minor head injuries in Denmark

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 139, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 743-748

  Duus, B R ^a,b  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Denmark; Evaluation studies; Guidelines; Incidence; Minor head injuries; Skull x ray

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENMARK; EMERGENCY WARD; HEAD INJURY; HEADACHE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; NAUSEA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY; SYMPTOM; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; VERTIGO; VOMITING;

DENMARK; HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED; HEALTH FACILITY SIZE; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATIENT ADMISSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SKULL FRACTURES;

EID: 0030759331     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01420047     Document Type: Article

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