Clinicoepidemiological profiles and outcomes during first hospital admission of head injury patients in Ikeja, Nigeria: A prospective cohort study

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 136-141

  Adeleye, A O ^a   Olowookere, K G ^c   Olayemi, O O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^c LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Clinicoepidemiological profiles; Head injury, Nigeria

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE; HEMODYNAMICS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY SEVERITY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; NIGERIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUPIL DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57649093877     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000182821     Document Type: Article

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