Analyzing outcome of treatment of severe head injury: A review and update on advancing the use of the Glasgow outcome scale

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 587-597

  Teasdale, Graham M ^a,d   Pettigrew, Laura E L ^a,b   Wilson, J T Lindsay ^b   Murray, Gordon ^c   Jennett, Bryan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Glasgow Outcome Scale; Head injury; Neuropsychological tests; Observer variability; Outcome; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031707406     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.1998.15.587     Document Type: Review

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