Comparison of clinical outcomes between anteroposterior and lateral penetrating craniocerebral gunshot wounds

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 409-410

  Izci, Yusuf ^a   Kayali, H ^a   Daneyemez, M ^a   Koksel, T ^a  

^a Maresal Cakmak Military Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFLICT; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MISSILE WOUND; MORTALITY; NEUROSURGERY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; WOUND CLOSURE;

ADULT; EMERGENCIES; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURIES, PENETRATING; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 20344393147     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2004.014704     Document Type: Article

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