Head injuries in adolescents in Taiwan: a comparison between urban and rural groups

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 66, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2006, Pages

  Chiang, Ming Fu ^a   Chiu, Wen Ta ^b   Chao, H Jasmine ^c   Chen, Wan Lin ^b,d   Chu, Shu Fen ^b   Chen, Shiu Jau ^a   Hung, Ching Chang ^b   Tsai, Shin Han ^b,d  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Glasgow Coma Scale; Glasgow Outcome Scale; Head injury; Helmet use law; Intracranial hemorrhage; Motorcycle

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; DATA BASE; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY SEVERITY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MOTORCYCLE; ONSET AGE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; TAIWAN; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TWO TAILED TEST; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; REGISTRIES; RURAL HEALTH; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 33750343628     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2006.08.029     Document Type: Article

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