Talked and deteriorated head injury patients: How many poor outcomes can be avoided?

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 640-643

  Ratanalert, Sanguansin ^a   Chompikul, Jiraporn ^a   Hirunpat, Siriporn ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Coma; Deterioration; Head injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMATOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DETERIORATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0036852659     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jocn.2002.1085     Document Type: Article

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