The risk of reinjury in relation to time since first injury: A retrospective population-based study

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 379-384

  Worrell, Stewart S ^a,b   Koepsell, Thomas D ^a,c   Sabath, Daniel R ^c   Gentilello, Larry M ^e   Mock, Charles N ^a,b,c   Nathens, Avery B ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Recurrence; Reinjury; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; AUTOMUTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE INJURY; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD INJURY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SEVERITY; LEG INJURY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK INJURY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINE INJURY; THORAX INJURY; TIME; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; INCIDENCE; INJURY SCALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS;

ABBREVIATED INJURY SCALE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RECURRENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TIME FACTORS; WASHINGTON; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33646083254     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000203549.15373.7b     Document Type: Article

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