Surgery in primary supratentorial intracerebral hematoma: A meta-analysis of randomized trials

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 103-110

  Prasad, K ^a   Browman, G ^b   Srivastava, A ^a   Menon, G ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

intracerebral hemorrhage; meta analysis; randomized controlled trials; surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMATOMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; DEATH; DISABILITY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031026610     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1997.tb00078.x     Document Type: Article

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