Decompression craniotomy [1]

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1276-1277

  Kilinçer, Cumhur ^a   Asil, Talip ^a   Utku, Ufuk ^a   Balci, Kemal ^a   Hamacioglu, Mustafa Kemal ^a  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CEREBRAL ARTERY DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIECTOMY; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISABILITY; HUMAN; LETTER; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; NOTE;

CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HUMANS; INFARCTION, MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 37149056058     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/JNS-07/12/1276     Document Type: Letter

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