Brain injury in the Commonwealth of Virginia: An analysis of Central Registry data, 1988-1993

Brain Injury

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 413-420

  Diamond, Paul T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; EMERGENCY WARD; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; REGISTER; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029991738     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026990596124278     Document Type: Article

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