Management of Mild Head Injury in the Pediatric Patient

Advances in Pediatrics

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 385-394

  Mami, Ahmed G ^a   Nance, Michael L ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CONCUSSION; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CHILD; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 52049092992     PISSN: 00653101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yapd.2008.07.011     Document Type: Review

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