Current controversies in the management of minor pediatric head injuries

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 96-101

  Savitsky, Eric A ^a   Votey, Scott R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cranial computed tomography; Head trauma; Management; Minor head injury; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; PHENYTOIN; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SKULL FRACTURE;

EID: 0033969997     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(00)90060-3     Document Type: Note

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