Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Closed Head Injury

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 80-86

  Khoshyomn, Sami ^a,b   Tranmer, Bruce I ^a,b  

^a University of Vermont ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; POPULATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SURGEON; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2342662195     PISSN: 10558586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2004.01.003     Document Type: Article

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