Minor head injury in the pediatric patient

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1189-1199

  Quayle, K S ^a  

^a ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INFANT; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SKULL FRACTURE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0032764552     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-3955(05)70182-6     Document Type: Article

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