Epidemiology of traumatic brain injury: A population based study in western Sweden

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 256-259

  Andersson, Elisabeth Holmqvist ^a,c   Bjorklund R ^a   Emanuelson, I ^b   Stalhammar D ^b  

^a BORÅS HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Dept of Rehabilitation Medicine ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Incidence; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; CORONER; DEATH; EMERGENCY WARD; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FALLING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL AREA; SWEDEN; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWEDEN;

EID: 0038702341     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0404.2003.00112.x     Document Type: Article

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