Moderate and severe traumatic brain injury in adults

The Lancet Neurology - Tập 7 Số 8 - Trang 728-741 - 2008
Andrew I.R. Maas1, Nino Stocchetti2, Ross Bullock3
1Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
2Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan University, Milan, Italy
3Department of Neurosurgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA

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