Managing agitation and aggression after head injury

British Medical Journal

Volumn 327, Issue 7405, 2003, Pages 4-5

  Fleminger, Simon ^a  

^a SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CARBAMAZEPINE; HALOPERIDOL; OLANZAPINE; QUETIAPINE; TRAZODONE;

AGGRESSION; AGITATION; AKINESIA; ALCOHOL ABUSE; CONFUSION; DELIRIUM; DEPRESSION; DRUG ABUSE; EDITORIAL; FEAR; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SEDATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0038045267     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.327.7405.4     Document Type: Editorial

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