Traumatic brain injury: Simple data collection will improve the outcome

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 119, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 20-22

  Maas, Andrew I R ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Classification; Database; Epidemiology; Outcome; Prognosis; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

AUSTRIA; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; EDITORIAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AUSTRIA; BRAIN INJURIES; DATA COLLECTION; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 34250899097     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00508-006-0759-y     Document Type: Editorial

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