Minor head injury in the republic of ireland: Evaluation of written information given at discharge from emergency departments

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 707-708

  Peachey, Tom ^a   Hawley, Carol A ^a   Cooke, Matthew ^a   Mason, Lynda ^a   Morris, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; IRELAND; PAMPHLETS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC;

EID: 79960844966     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2010.093872     Document Type: Article

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