Health status following major trauma in the West of Scotland: Pilot descriptive study

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-36

  Graham, Colin A ^a,b,c   Craig, Neil ^b   Gordon, Malcolm W G ^a  

^a Southern General Emergency Department   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Health surveys; Mental health; Outcome assessment (healthcare); Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SEVERITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PILOT STUDY; SHORT FORM 12; SHORT FORM 36; SPINE INJURY; SURVIVOR; TELEPHONE SHORT FORM 12; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 33846700247     PISSN: 10249079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/102490790701400106     Document Type: Article

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