Pediatric traumatic brain injuries in Taiwan: An 8-year study

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 126-129

  Tsai, Wan Chen ^a   Chiu, Wen Ta ^a,b   Chiou, Hung Yi ^a   Choy, Cheuk Sing ^a,c   Hung, Ching Chang ^d   Tsai, Shin Han ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

GOS; Pediatric; Severity; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FALLING; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH SURVEY; HELMET; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTORCYCLE; NEWBORN; PEDESTRIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX; TAIWAN; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

EID: 1342325573     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-5868(03)00156-5     Document Type: Article

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