Derivation of the children's head injury algorithm for the prediction of important clinical events decision rule for head injury in children

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 885-891

  Dunning, J ^a   Daly, J Patrick ^b   Lomas, J P ^a   Lecky, F ^c   Batchelor, J ^a   Mackway Jones, K ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROSURGERY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 33750634121     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2005.083980     Document Type: Article

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