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. 2010 Dec;69(6):1602-9.

doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181f2d3e8.

Sympathetic hyperactivity after traumatic brain injury and the role of beta-blocker therapy

Daithi S Heffernan¹, Kenji Inaba, Saman Arbabi, Bryan A Cotton

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PMID: 21045744
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181f2d3e8

Review

Sympathetic hyperactivity after traumatic brain injury and the role of beta-blocker therapy

Daithi S Heffernan et al. J Trauma. 2010 Dec.

. 2010 Dec;69(6):1602-9.

doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181f2d3e8.

Authors

Daithi S Heffernan¹, Kenji Inaba, Saman Arbabi, Bryan A Cotton

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

PMID: 21045744
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181f2d3e8

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