Neuropsychological function in restrained versus unrestrained motor vehicle occupants who suffer Closed Head Injury

Brain Injury

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 735-742

  Smith Seemiller, L ^a,c   Lovell, M R ^b   Franzen, M D ^a   Smith, S S ^a   Townsend, R N ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ETIOLOGY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; SEATBELT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0030820299     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026990597123106     Document Type: Article

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