Using Case-Control Studies to Assess the Prevention of Inflicted Traumatic Brain Injury

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2008, Pages

  Shapiro, Eugene D ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFLICTED TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BRAIN INJURIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 40949132474     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2008.01.022     Document Type: Article

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