The impact of specialized neurocritical care

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 709-710

  Bleck, Thomas P ^a   Varelas, Panayiotis N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; EDITORIAL; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROSURGERY; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRAIN INJURIES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; NEUROSURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; SPECIALISM; SURVIVAL RATE; WISCONSIN;

EID: 33646468068     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2006.104.5.709     Document Type: Editorial

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