Clinical trials in pediatric traumatic brain injury: Unique challenges and potential responses

Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 28, Issue 4-5, 2006, Pages 276-290

  Natale, JoAnne E ^a,e   Joseph, Jill G ^b   Pretzlaff, Robert K ^a   Silber, Tomas J ^c   Guerguerian, Anne Marie ^d  

^a Department of Pediatrics ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Patient recruitment; Pediatric traumatic brain injury; Translational research

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; PHENYTOIN; RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FUNDING; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; HYPERVENTILATION; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MONITORING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748139920     PISSN: 03785866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000094154     Document Type: Review

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