Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 9, Issue 5 , Pages 193-196 , May 2008

Traumatic brain injury: initial resuscitation and transfer

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doi: 10.1016/j.mpaic.2008.03.003

Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 9, Issue 5 , Pages 193-196 , May 2008