Neurotrauma Care: Time to Think Beyond Neurosurgeons and Need for Neurosurgical Interventions

Indian Journal of Neurotrauma 2019; 16(02/03): 086
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-3402824

Commentary

Neurotrauma Society of India

Amit Agrawal

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Narayana Medical College Hospital, Chinthareddypalem, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India

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Luis Rafael Moscote-Salazar

²Neurosurgery-Critical Care, RED LATINO, Organización Latinoamericana de Trauma y cuidado Neurointensivo, Bogota, Colombia

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