Age related pattern and outcome of head injury in indigenous Africa

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 265-269

  Odebode, T O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Age; Head injury; Outcome; Pattern

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NIGERIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED; HUMANS; INFANT; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; POPULATION GROUPS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59449107339     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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