Absence of evidence for the effectiveness of five interventions routinely used in the intensive care management of severe head injury: a systematic review.

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Published in J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry on November 01, 1998

Authors

I Roberts1, G Schierhout, P Alderson

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Institute of Child Health, University of London, UK.

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