Variation among trauma centers' calculation of Glasgow Coma Scale score: Results of a national survey

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 429-432

  Buechler, C Michael ^a   Blostein, Paul A ^a   Koestner, Amy ^a   Hurt, Karla ^a   Schaars, Michael ^b   McKernan, Jim ^a  

^a BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INTUBATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0031711854     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199809000-00001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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