Head injury attenders in the emergency department: The impact of advice and factors associated with early symptom outcome

Brain Injury

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 509-515

  McMillan, T M ^a   McKenzie, P ^a   Swann, I J ^b   Weir, C J ^c   McAviney, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Head injury; Post concussional symptoms; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISEASE DURATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROCEDURAL MEMORY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 67650585902     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699050902970729     Document Type: Article

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