Computerised tomographic patterns in patients with head injury at the university of Benin teaching hospital

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 19-22

  Adeyekun, A A ^a   Obi Egbedi Ejakpovi, E B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Benin City; Computerized tomography; Head injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY SCALE; MALE; NIGERIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NIGERIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873665667     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1119-3077.106717     Document Type: Article

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