Epidemiology and predictors of post-concussive syndrome after minor head injury in an emergency population

Brain Injury

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 173-189

  Bazarian, Jeffrey J ^a   Wong, Tony ^b   Harris, Michael ^a   Leahey, Neil ^a   Mookerjee, Sohug ^a   Dombovy, Mary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNESIA; ANTEROGRADE AMNESIA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN CONCUSSION; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; POST CONCUSSIVE SYNDROME; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROGRADE AMNESIA; SKULL FRACTURE; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0033014538     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026990599121692     Document Type: Article

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