Early predictors of mortality and morbidity after severe closed head injury

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 403-414

  Lannoo, Engelien ^a   Van Rietvelde, Frederik ^a   Colardyn, Francis ^a   Lemmerling, Mark ^a   Vandekerckhove, Tom ^a   Jannes, Constantijn ^a   De Soete, Geert ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Head injury; Mortality; Neuropsychology; Outcome; Prediction; Quality of life; Regression analysis

Indexed keywords

APTITUDE TEST; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PUPIL REFLEX; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0034034452     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2000.17.403     Document Type: Article

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