Trends in head injury incidence in New Zealand: A hospital-based study from 1997/1998 to 2003/2004

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 32-39

  Barker Collo, Suzanne L ^a   Wilde, Nancy J ^a   Feigin, Valery L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Head injury incidence, New Zealand; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DATA BASE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAORI; NEW ZEALAND; NEWBORN; PACIFIC ISLANDS; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT DISCHARGE; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55449088675     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000170090     Document Type: Article

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