Radiography for head trauma in children: What guidelines should we use?

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 13-15

  Moreea, S ^a   Jones, S ^a   Zoltie, N ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Head injuries; Indications for skull radiography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EMERGENCY WARD; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEWBORN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKULL FRACTURE; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKULL FRACTURES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031013810     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.14.1.13     Document Type: Article

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