Traumatic brain injury in older adults: Epidemiology, outcomes, and future implications

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1590-1595

  Thompson, Hilaire J ^a,d   McCormick, Wayne C ^b   Kagan, Sarah H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Functional status; Geriatric; Head injury; Injury; Outcomes; Trauma; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

AGED; BRAIN PERFUSION; COMORBIDITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FALLING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GENDER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; REVIEW; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

AGED; BRAIN INJURIES; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33749985378     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2006.00894.x     Document Type: Review

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