Minor head injury

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 82-85

  Beattie, T F ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030790196     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.77.1.82     Document Type: Article

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