The epidemiology of surgically treated acute subdural and epidural hematomas in patients with head injuries: A population-based study

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 339-345

  Tallon, John M ^a   Ackroyd Stolarz, Stacy ^a   Karim, Saleema A ^a   Clarke, David B ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; CANADA; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FALLING; FEMALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR AMBULANCES; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED; HEMATOMA, EPIDURAL, CRANIAL; HEMATOMA, SUBDURAL, ACUTE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOVA SCOTIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 53549107476     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: 14882310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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