An epidemiological study of head injuries in a UK population attending an emergency department

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 699-701

  Yates, P J ^a,b   Williams, W H ^b   Harris, A ^a   Round, A ^c   Jenkins, R ^c  

^a ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c Public Health Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA; AGE; BRAIN INJURY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 33646916383     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2005.081901     Document Type: Article

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