Injury
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 76-80 , January 2007

Outcome of traumatic extradural haematoma in Hong Kong

  • Phoebe S.Y. Cheung

      Affiliations

    • Trauma & Emergency Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, SAR, China
    • ,
  • Jenny M.Y. Lam

      Affiliations

    • Trauma & Emergency Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, SAR, China
    • Accident & Emergency Medicine Academic Unit, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Trauma & Emergency Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, SAR, China
    • ,
  • Janice H.H. Yeung

      Affiliations

    • Trauma & Emergency Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, SAR, China
    • Accident & Emergency Medicine Academic Unit, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Trauma & Emergency Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, SAR, China
    • ,
  • Colin A. Graham

      Affiliations

    • Trauma & Emergency Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, SAR, China
    • Accident & Emergency Medicine Academic Unit, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Trauma & Emergency Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, SAR, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +852 2632 1033; fax: +852 2648 1469.
    • ,
  • Timothy H. Rainer

      Affiliations

    • Trauma & Emergency Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, SAR, China
    • Accident & Emergency Medicine Academic Unit, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Trauma & Emergency Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, SAR, China

,Accepted 29 August 2006.

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PII: S0020-1383(06)00548-1

doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2006.08.059

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