Head injuries in accident and emergency departments. How different are children from adults?

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Published in J Epidemiol Community Health on June 01, 1990

Authors

M Brookes1, R MacMillan, S Cully, E Anderson, S Murray, A D Mendelow, B Jennett

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Accident and Emergency Medicine, Monklands District General Hospital, Airdrie, United Kingdom.

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