Child health-related quality of life following neurocritical care for traumatic brain injury: An analysis of preference-weighted outcomes

Neurocritical Care

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 64-75

  Tilford, John M ^a   Aitken, Mary E ^a   Goodman, Allen C ^b   Fiser, Debra H ^a   Killingsworth, Jeffrey B ^a   Green, Jerril W ^a   Adelson, P David ^c  

^a ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic evaluation Outcome assessment; Quality of life; Utility values

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36949003699     PISSN: 15416933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12028-007-0037-5     Document Type: Article

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