Outcome analysis and outcome predictors of traumatic head injury in childhood: Analysis of 454 observations

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 198-206

  Bahloul, Mabrouk ^a   Chaari, Anis ^a   Chabchoub, Imen ^b   Medhyoub, Fatma ^a   Dammak, Hassen ^a   Kallel, Hatem ^a   Ksibi, Hichem ^a   Haddar, Sondes ^a   Rekik, Noureddine ^a   Chelly, Hedi ^a   Bouaziz, Mounir ^a  

^a HABIB BOURGUIBA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^b HEDI CHAKER HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Acute head injury; children; Glasgow coma scale score; intensive care unit; multivariate analysis; prognosis; trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960062844     PISSN: 09742700     EISSN: 0974519X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-2700.82206     Document Type: Article

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