Profile of neurologic emergencies at the accident & emergency department of a tertiary hospital in south Nigeria;Güney Nijerya'da üçüncü kademe bir hastanenin kaza ve acil servisindeki nörolojik acillerin profili

Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 72-80

  Philip Ephraim, Ekanem Eyo ^a   Eyong, Komomo I ^a   Oparah, Sidney K ^a   Williams, Uduak E ^a   Udonwa, Ndifreke ^a   Gyuse, Abraham N ^a   Ephraim, Rhoda Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Clinical profile; Neurological emergencies; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION ENCEPHALOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NIGERIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 84875764592     PISSN: 13001817     EISSN: 13021664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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