Surgical Decision Making for the Elderly Patients in Severe Head Injuries |
Lee, Kyeong-Seok
(Department of Neurosurgery, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital)
Shim, Jae-Jun (Department of Neurosurgery, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital) Yoon, Seok-Man (Department of Neurosurgery, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital) Oh, Jae-Sang (Department of Neurosurgery, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital) Bae, Hack-Gun (Department of Neurosurgery, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital) Doh, Jae-Won (Department of Neurosurgery, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital) |
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