Development of a modified paediatric coma scale in intensive care clinical practice

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 519-521

  Tatman, A ^a   Warren, A ^a   Williams, A ^b   Powell, J E ^c   Whitehouse, W ^a,b  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Paediatric Neurology ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coma scale; Conscious level; Intensive care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0031456074     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.77.6.519     Document Type: Article

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