Mild traumatic brain injury in the pediatric population: The role of the pediatrician in routine follow-up

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1396-1400

  Kaye, Adam J ^a   Gallagher, Rachel ^b   Callahan, James M ^c   Nance, Michael L ^d  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Follow up care; Head trauma; Mild traumatic brain injury; Pediatrics; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITION; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CONTINUING EDUCATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

BRAIN INJURIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 77953805981     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181cf7d1b     Document Type: Article

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