Treating head injuries: Step by step, we are improving the care of the head injured patient

BMJ

Volumn 325, Issue 7362, 2002, Pages 454-455

  Wasserberg, Jonathan ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN HEMANGIOMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TRIAGE;

EID: 0037206322     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.325.7362.454     Document Type: Editorial

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