Corticosteroids in acute traumatic brain injury: Systematic review of randomised controlled trials

British Medical Journal

Volumn 314, Issue 7098, 1997, Pages 1855-1859

  Alderson, Philip ^a   Roberts, Ian ^b  

^a UK COCHRANE CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; VARIANCE;

EID: 0031005692     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.314.7098.1855     Document Type: Article

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