Coma and Stupor

Handbook of Clinical Neurology

Volumn 90, Issue , 2008, Pages 57-78

  Howard, Robin S ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMA; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; STUPOR;

COMA; HUMANS; STUPOR;

EID: 66049159319     PISSN: 00729752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0072-9752(07)01704-6     Document Type: Review

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