Hypothermia and the complexity of trials in patients with traumatic brain injury

The Lancet Neurology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 111-113

  Maas, Andrew ^a   Stocchetti, Nino ^b  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRAIN INJURIES; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78751581779     PISSN: 14744422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(10)70312-4     Document Type: Letter

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