Pediatric neurocritical care: Is it time to come of age?

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 724-730

  Tasker, Robert C ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; Neurocritical care; Pediatric; Pediatric intensive care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERMITTENT POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STAFF; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPROTECTION; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRIC NEUROCRITICAL CARE; PEDIATRICS; POLIOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROLOGY; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 74549114125     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOP.0b013e328331e813     Document Type: Review

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