Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 207, Issue 4 , Pages 477-484 , October 2008

Acute Diabetes Insipidus in Severe Head Injury: A Prospective Study

  • Pantelis Hadjizacharia, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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  • Elizabeth O. Beale, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Endocrinology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence address: Elizabeth O Beale, MD, University of Southern California, Division of Trauma, Department of Surgery, LAC+USC Medical Center, Rm 1105, 1200 North State St, Los Angeles, CA 90033
    • ,
  • Kenji Inaba, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
    • ,
  • Linda S. Chan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Pediatrics, Surgery and Emergency Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
    • ,
  • Demetrios Demetriades, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Received 10 February 2008 ,Revised 8 April 2008 ,Accepted 8 April 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.04.017

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 207, Issue 4 , Pages 477-484 , October 2008

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