Early identification and incidence of mild TBI in Ontario

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 429-435

  Ryu, Won Hyung A ^a,b,c   Feinstein, Anthony ^b,d   Colantonio, Angela ^b,c   Streiner, David L ^a,b   Dawson, Deirdre R ^a,b,c  

^a Kunin Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit and Department of Food and Nutrition Services and Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEUROPATHOLOGY; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 68349120186     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100007745     Document Type: Article

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