Surveillance of traumatic brain injuries in Utah

Western Journal of Medicine

Volumn 165, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 192-196

  Thurman, David J ^a   Jeppson, Lew ^b   Burnett, Cindy L ^b   Beaudoin, Denise E ^b   Rheinberger, Marguerite M ^a   Sniezek, Joseph E ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

^b UTAH DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL RATE; UTAH; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0029802918     PISSN: 00930415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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