Sex differences in injury severity and outcome measures after traumatic brain injury

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 376-379

  Slewa Younan, Shameran ^a,b,c   Green, Alisa M ^a   Baguley, Ian J ^a,b   Gurka, Joe A ^a   Marosszeky, Jeno E ^a,b  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c CUMBERLAND HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brain injuries; Rehabilitation; Sex differences; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DATA BASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PSYCHIATRY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CONVALESCENCE; INJURY SCALE; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AMNESIA; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1842561657     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2003.05.007     Document Type: Article

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