Emergency department visits associated with traumatic brain injury: United States, 1995-1996

Brain Injury

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 181-186

  Guerrero, Janet L ^a,b   Thurman, David J ^b   Sniezek, Joseph E ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; EMERGENCY WARD; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033950483     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026990500120827     Document Type: Article

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