Estimation of the incidence of head injury in Korea: An approximation based on national traffic accident statistics

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 342-346

  Lee, Kyeong Seok ^a  

^a Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Craniocerebral Trauma; Epidemiology; Incidence; Korea

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KOREA; MALE; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KOREA; MALE;

EID: 0035375199     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2001.16.3.342     Document Type: Article

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