Mild traumatic brain injury/Concussion: A review for ED nurses

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 221-230

  Bergman, Karen ^a,b   Bay, Esther ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bronson Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN CONCUSSION; BRAIN INJURY; EMERGENCY NURSING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

BRAIN CONCUSSION; BRAIN INJURIES; EMERGENCY NURSING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE;

EID: 77952669973     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: 15272966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2009.07.001     Document Type: Article

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