Severe head injury in children: Geographical range of an emergency neurosurgical practice

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 433-437

  Tasker, R C ^a   Gupta, S ^a   White, D K ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMATOMA; CHILD; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; EMERGENCIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE; PATIENT TRANSFER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 3242793415     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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