Can glasgow score at discharge represent final outcome in severe head injury

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 217-219

  Agrawal, Deepak ^a   Joshua, Shejoy P ^a   Gupta, Deepak ^a   Sinha, Sumit ^a   Satyarthee, G D ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Cranioplasty; outcome; rehabilitation; severe head injury

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865738466     PISSN: 09742700     EISSN: 0974519X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-2700.99685     Document Type: Article

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