The characteristics of patients who do not seek medical treatment for traumatic brain injury

Brain Injury

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-9

  Setnik, Lon ^b   Bazarian, Jeffrey J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INTERNET; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POSTCONCUSSION SYNDROME; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 34250730744     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699050601111419     Document Type: Article

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