Long-term outcomes of major trauma without head injury in the West of Scotland: Pilot case-control study

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-38

  Graham, Colin A ^a   Gordon, Malcolm W G ^b   Roy, Christopher W ^b   Hanlon, Philip W ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activity; Adults; Employment status; Functional outcome; Impairment; Major trauma; Outcomes; Participation; Scotland

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT FORM 36; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EMPLOYMENT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGNOSIS; SCOTLAND; SURVIVORS; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 33846015879     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mej.0000224440.12612.62     Document Type: Article

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