Assessing the accuracy of hospital admission and discharge diagnosis of traumatic brain injury in a New Zealand hospital

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 113, Issue 1110, 2000, Pages 184-186

  McNaughton, Harry ^a   Wadsworth, Kirsten ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRAIN INJURY; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; BRAIN INJURIES; ETHANOL; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0034716917     PISSN: 00288446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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