Out-of-hospital endotracheal intubation in traumatic brain injury: Outcomes research provides us with an unexpected outcome

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 451-453

  Zink, Brian J ^a   Maio, Ronald F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN INJURY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRAIN INJURIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 7044248023     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2004.05.001     Document Type: Editorial

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