Diagnosing and treating mild traumatic brain injury in children

Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 274-278

  Howard, Patricia Kunz ^a,b   Shapiro, Susan E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Mild traumatic brain injury; Pediatric trauma; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84856187005     PISSN: 19314485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TME.0b013e318233d43c     Document Type: Article

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