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Early management of traumatic brain injury in a Tertiary hospital in Central Kenya: A clinical audit

BACKGROUND: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of death and disability worldwide and is mostly attributed to road traffic accidents in resource-poor areas. However, access to neurosurgical care is poor in these settings and patients in need of neurosurgical procedures are often managed by...

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Autores principales:	Mwita, Clifford Chacha, Muthoka, Johnstone, Maina, Stephen, Mulingwa, Phillip, Gwer, Samson
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
Materias:	Original Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4750351/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26933354 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-3147.165390

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