Using a cost-benefit analysis to estimate outcomes of a clinical treatment guideline: Testing the brain trauma foundation guidelines for the treatment of severe traumatic brain injury

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1271-1278

  Faul, Mark ^a   Rutland Brown, Marlena M ^a   Frankel, Wesley ^a   Sullivent, Ernest E ^a   Sattin, Richard W ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute care; Cost benefit; Glasgow Outcome Score; Rehabilitation; Societal impact; TBI; Traumatic brain injury; Treatment guidelines

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECONOMICS; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROBABILITY; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

BRAIN INJURIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROBABILITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38949126991     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181493080     Document Type: Article

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