Reliability of postal questionnaires for the Glasgow Outcome Scale

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 999-1005

  Wilson, J T L ^a,b   Edwards, P ^c   Fiddes, H ^b   Stewart, E ^b   Teasdale, G M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glasgow Outcome Scale; Head injury; Outcome assessment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; DISABILITY; FOLLOW UP; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TELEPHONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; DISABILITY EVALUATION; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTAL SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036738765     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/089771502760341910     Document Type: Article

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