Reduced mortality after severe head injury will increase the demands for rehabilitation services

Brain Injury

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 605-619

  Eker, C ^a   Schalen W ^a   Asgeirsson, B ^a   Grande P O ^a   Ranstam, J ^a   Nordstrom C H ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; DIHYDROERGOTAMINE; FENTANYL; METOPROLOL; THIOPENTAL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MORTALITY; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033946175     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699050050043971     Document Type: Article

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