Do women fare worse: A metaanalysis of gender differences in traumatic brain injury outcome

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 539-545

  Farace, Elana ^b   Alves, Wayne M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Brain injury; Gender differences; Metaanalysis; Outcome study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; DEPRESSION; FATALITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TINNITUS;

EID: 0034433318     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2000.93.4.0539     Document Type: Article

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