Outcome after traumatic brain injury in the U.S. military medical system

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 972-975

  Ommaya, Alexander K ^a   Salazar, Andres M ^a,b   Dannenberg, Andrew L ^c   Ommaya, Ayub K ^d   Chervinsky, Alexander B ^a   Schwab, Karen ^b  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Head injury; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN INJURY; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; INJURY SCALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0030462977     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199612000-00005     Document Type: Article

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