The clinical management of hemophilia and head trauma: A survey of current clinical practice among pediatric hematology/oncology physicians

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 406-410

  Witmer, Char M ^a   Manno, Catherine S ^b   Butler, Regina B ^a   Raffini, Leslie J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bleeding disorders; Computed tomography; Head trauma; Hemophilia; Intracranial hemorrhage; Survey

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; E-MAIL; FALLING; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HEMATOMA; HEMOPHILIA; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SKIN BRUISING; STANDING; TODDLER; TREATMENT DURATION; VOMITING;

CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; HEMATOLOGY; HEMOPHILIA A; HUMANS; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 67651236096     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.22126     Document Type: Article

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