Urban-rural differences in pediatric traumatic head injuries: A prospective nationwide study

Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 935-941

  Halldorsson, Jonas G ^a   Flekkoy, Kjell M ^b   Gudmundsson, Kristinn R ^a   Arnkelsson, Gudmundur B ^c   Arnarson, Eirikur Orn ^a  

^a LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Incidence; Nationwide; Pediatric; Prospective; Traumatic head injuries; Urban rural differences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; ICELAND; INFANT; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

EID: 38149050441     PISSN: 11766328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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