Successful outcome in severe traumatic brain injury: A case study

Journal of Neuroscience Nursing

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 236-242

  Patterson, Jessica ^b   Bloom, Stephanie A ^a,b   Coyle, Bernadette ^b   Mouradjian, Danielle ^b   Wilensky, Eileen Maloney ^b  

^a Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BRAIN HYPOXIA; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING DISCIPLINE; PATIENT CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALGORITHMS; BRAIN INJURIES; HUMANS; HYPOXIA, BRAIN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPECIALTIES, NURSING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33644848533     PISSN: 08880395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01376517-200510000-00002     Document Type: Article

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