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Coagulopathy in acute head injury-a study of its role as a prognostic indicator

B. M. SELLADURAI, M. VICKNESWARAN, S. DURAISAMY, M. ATAN Division of Neurosurgery and; Department of Radiology, National University of Malaysia, and; Department of Neurosurgery and; Department of Haematology, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Pages 398-404 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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