PTA testing, the westmead post traumatic amnesia scale and opiate analgesia: A cautionary note

Brain Injury

Volumn 21, Issue 13-14, 2007, Pages 1393-1397

  McCarter, R J ^a   Walton, N H ^a   Moore, C ^a   Ward, A ^a   Nelson, I ^a  

^a FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Opiates; Post traumatic amnesia; Westmead PTA Scale

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE SULFATE; OPIATE; TRAMADOL; ZOPICLONE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VALIDITY; WESTMEAD POST TRAUMATIC AMNESIA SCALE;

EID: 37149023787     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699050701793793     Document Type: Article

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