Glasgow Head Injury Outcome Prediction Program had good utility for patients with head injury
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Glasgow head injury outcome prediction program: an independent assessment.
Using an independent data set, the utility of the Glasgow Head Injury Outcome Prediction Program was investigated in terms of possible frequency of use and reliability of outcome prediction in patients with severe head injury, or haematoma requiring evacuation, or coma lasting 6 hours or more, in whom outcome had been reliably assessed at 6 to 24 months after injury. Predictions were calculated...
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عنوان ژورنال: Evidence-Based Mental Health
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1362-0347
DOI: 10.1136/ebmh.3.3.88