Head injuries in skiers: An analysis of injury severity and outcome

Brain Injury

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 429-434

  Diamond, Paul T ^a   Gale, Shawn D ^a   Denkhaus, Heather K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CRANIAL NEUROPATHY; DATA BASE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH; RATING SCALE; RISK; SKIING; SKULL FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035001915     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699050010005922     Document Type: Article

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