Early predictors of mortality in penetrating compared with closed brain injury

Brain Injury

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 801-810

  Peek Asa, C ^a   McArthur, D ^a   Hovda, D ^a   Kraus, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; BRAIN INJURY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FALLING; FATALITY; FEMALE; FIREARM; FOLLOW UP; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KNIFE CUT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PATIENT CARE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PREDICTION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034856433     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699050010025768     Document Type: Article

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