Population-based study of paediatric head injury

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 154-159

  Mitra, Biswadev ^a,b   Cameron, Peter ^a,b,c   Butt, Warwick ^c,d,e  

^a Emergency and Trauma Centre   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Craniocerebral trauma; Emergency Medicine; Epidemiology; Neurosurgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRICS; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; PEDIATRICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; VICTORIA;

EID: 33846780988     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2007.01035.x     Document Type: Review

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