Secondary injury in traumatic brain injury patients - A prospective study

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 221-224

  Reed, Anthony R ^a   Welsh, David G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BRAIN HEMATOMA; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN SURGERY; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXIA; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL STAFF; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HUMANS; HYPOXIA, BRAIN; INCIDENCE; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; INTRACRANIAL HYPOTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; TIME FACTORS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 0036266234     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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