Bilirubin and uric acid in traumatic brain injury

Journal of Global Pharma Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 20-24

  Adiga, Usha S ^a   Vickneshwaran, V ^b   Sen, Sanat Kumar ^a   Thiagaragan, G ^a  

^a PONDICHERRY INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Bilirubin; TBI; Uric acid

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; URIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BRAIN LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 84858025465     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09758542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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