Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 7, Issue 2 , Pages 94-104 , June 2006

Prehospital Evaluation and Management of Traumatic Brain Injury in Children

  • Shireen M. Atabaki, MD, MPH

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests and correspondence: Shireen M. Atabaki, MD, MPH, Division of Emergency Medicine, Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20010-2970.

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doi: 10.1016/j.cpem.2006.03.003

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 7, Issue 2 , Pages 94-104 , June 2006

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