Severe head injuries : pathology, diagnosis and treatment /
Severe head injuries are a frequent occurrence in the life of every emergency care specialist, traumatologist, neurosurgeon, and rehabilitation specialist. For example, between 30.000 to 40.000 severe head injuries occur in Germany each year. OVer 75.000 Americans die each year after having suffered...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin ; New York :
Springer,
[1997]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Severe head injuries are a frequent occurrence in the life of every emergency care specialist, traumatologist, neurosurgeon, and rehabilitation specialist. For example, between 30.000 to 40.000 severe head injuries occur in Germany each year. OVer 75.000 Americans die each year after having suffered a severe head injury. Nevertheless, treatment is not always optimal. Survival and longterm outcome depends not only on the type of injury but also on timely and appropriate diagnosis and treatment. Thus, all physicians involved must be aware of the current procedures in the management of severe head injuries. This reference book, based on the experience of international experts, provides an up to date and practical guideline. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 154 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783642607615 (electronic bk.) 3642607616 (electronic bk.) |