Incidence of mild and moderate brain injury in the United States, 1991

Brain Injury

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 47-54

  Sosin, D M ^a,b   Sniezek, J E ^a   Thurman, D J ^a  

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

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; BRAIN INJURY; CONSCIOUSNESS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SPORT INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029961567     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026990596124719     Document Type: Article

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