Evaluation of traumatic brain injury guidelines using AGREE instrument

Bratislava Medical Journal

Volumn 109, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 374-380

  Rusnak, M ^a,b   Mauritz, W ^a,c   Lecky, F ^d   Kaniansky, M ^e   Brazinova, A ^a  

^a International Neurotrauma Research Organization   (Austria)

^b TRNAVA UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

^c Unfallkrankenhaus Lorenz Bohler   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e Fakultna nemocnica s poliklinikou FD Roosevelta Banska Bystrica   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

AGREE; Guidelines; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

BRAIN INJURIES; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 57049098602     PISSN: 00069248     EISSN: 13360345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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