Corticosteroids in head injury - the CRASH trial

Journal of Accident and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 83-84

  Yates, D ^b   Farrell, B ^b   Teasdale, G ^b   Sandercock, P ^b   Roberts, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PLACEBO;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; SHORT SURVEY;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033010169     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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