Patient outcome after traumatic brain injury in high-, middle- and low-income countries: Analysis of data on 8927 patients in 46 countries

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 452-458

  de Silva, Mary J ^a   Roberts, Ian ^a   Perel, Pablo ^a   Edwards, Phil ^a   Kenward, Michael G ^a   Fernandes, Janice ^b   Shakur, Haleema ^a   Patel, Vikram ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glasgow Outcome Score; High income countries; Low income countries; Middle income countries; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; DISABILITY; HEALTH CARE; INJURY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISABILITY; DISABILITY SEVERITY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURVIVAL RATE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 64349104266     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyn189     Document Type: Article

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