Rates and external causes of blunt head trauma in Ontario: Analysis and review of Ontario Trauma Registry datasets

Chronic Diseases in Canada

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 32-41

  Pickett, William ^a,b   Simpson, Kelly ^a   Brison, Robert J ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blunt head trauma; Head injury; Injury surveillance; Neurotrauma prevention

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; BLUNT TRAUMA; CANADA; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; POPULATION RESEARCH; REGISTER; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; REGISTRIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 2542428450     PISSN: 02288699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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