Are we ready for NICE head injury guidelines in Scotland?

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 401-402

  Swann, I J ^a   Kelliher, T ^a   Kerr, J ^b  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSAULT; BRAIN HEMATOMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL FRACTURE; STAFF TRAINING; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SCOTLAND; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 3242798204     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2004.015644     Document Type: Editorial

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