The changing pattern of head injury in Thailand

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 223-225

  Phuenpathom, Nakornchai ^a   Tiensuwan, Montip ^b   Ratanalert, Sanguansin ^a   Saeheng, Sakchai ^a   Sripairojkul, Boonlert ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Head injury helmet; Motorcycle

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTORCYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THAILAND; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0033915219     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jocn.1999.0203     Document Type: Article

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