Gender and age effects on outcome after pediatric traumatic brain injury

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 145-151

  Morrison, Wynne E ^a   Arbelaez, José J ^b   Fackler, James C ^c   De Maio, Antonio ^c   Paidas, Charles N ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain injuries; Length of stay; Mortality rate; Outcome assessment; Pediatrics; Sex factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3843066849     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: 19473893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PCC.0000112373.71645.2A     Document Type: Article

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