Long-term mortality trends in patients with traumatic brain injury

Brain Injury

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 505-512

  Baguley, Ian ^a   Slewa Younan, Shameran ^a   Lazarus, Ross ^b   Green, Alisa ^a  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BRAIN INJURY; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0034098372     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026990500120420     Document Type: Article

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