Comprehension of discharge information for minor head injury: A randomised controlled trial in New Zealand

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 119, Issue 1239, 2006, Pages

  Yates, Kim M ^a   Pena, Andres ^a  

^a NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPREHENSION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEW ZEALAND; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANK SUM TEST; READING; SCORING SYSTEM; URBAN POPULATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; RISK; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; COMPREHENSION; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33747216821     PISSN: 11758716     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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