Mild traumatic brain injuries presenting to Swedish hospitals in 1987-2000

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, Supplement

Volumn , Issue 43, 2004, Pages 22-27

  Peloso, Paul M ^a   Von Hoslt, Hans ^b   Borg, Jörgen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Epidemiology; Incidence; Mild traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FALLING; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT CODING; POPULATION RESEARCH; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SWEDEN; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 1442277729     PISSN: 16501969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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