Correlation between serum IL-6 and CRP levels and severity of head injury in children

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 288-292

  Kalabalikis, P ^a   Papazoglou, K ^a   Gouriotis, D ^a   Papadopoulos, N ^a   Kardara, M ^a   Papageorgiou, F ^a   Papadatos, J ^a  

^a P AND A KYRIAKOU CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Head injury; Interleukin 6

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORRELATION FUNCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MALE; PEDIATRICS;

ADOLESCENT; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERLEUKIN-6; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033031087     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001340050837     Document Type: Article

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