My child doesn't have a brain injury, he only has a concussion

Pediatrics

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 327-334

  DeMatteo, Carol A ^a,b,c   Hanna, Steven E ^a,c   Mahoney, William J ^a   Hollenberg, Robert D ^a,b   Scott, Louise A ^d   Law, Mary C ^a,c   Newman, Anne ^a,b   Lin, Chia Yu A ^c   Xu, Liqin ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Adolescent; Brain concussion; Brain injuries; Child; Pediatric hospitals

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN CONCUSSION; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INFANT; PATIENT DISCHARGE; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 76049113087     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-2720     Document Type: Article

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