Alcohol-related head injury: Impact on acute CT workload in a major trauma centre

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 622-624

  Taylor, T R ^a   Mhlanga, J ^a   Thomas, A ^b  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b The Liver Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Head injury; Radiology; Severe head injury; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRAUMA CENTERS; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70450183970     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02688690903215666     Document Type: Article

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