Scandinavian guidelines for initial management of minimal, mild, and moderate head injuries

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 760-766

  Ingebrigtsen, Tor ^a   Romner, Bertil ^b   Kock Jensen, Carsten ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Costs; Guidelines; Head injury; Management

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 0034005033     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200004000-00029     Document Type: Review

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