The epidemiology of mild, uncomplicated brain injury

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 1988, Pages 1637-1643

  Kraus, Jess F ^a   Nourjah, Parivash ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; COST; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; BRAIN INJURIES; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 0024209443     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-198812000-00004     Document Type: Article

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