Novel trial designs for pediatric traumatic brain injury

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 114-116

  Bratton, Susan L ^a   Goldstein, Brahm ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NOVO NORDISK INC   (United States)

^c ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Intracranial pressure; Study design; Trauma; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COMPUTER MODEL; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 38049151033     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PCC.0000298648.56417.67     Document Type: Editorial

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