The importance of gender on outcome after major trauma: Functional and psychologic outcomes in women versus men

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 270-273

  Holbrook, Troy L ^a,c   Hoyt, David B ^b   Anderson, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEPRESSION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS; WELLBEING;

EID: 0035102052     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200102000-00012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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