Epidemiological testing of causal hypotheses: The case of mild head injury

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 183-185

  Rutter, Michael ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CONCUSSION; CHILD; CHRONIC BRAIN DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; NEWBORN; NOTE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECURRENT DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM;

BRAIN CONCUSSION; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; CAUSALITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0030162779     PISSN: 0196206X     EISSN: 15367312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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