Do racial/ethnic differences exist in post-injury outcomes after TBI? A comprehensive review of the literature

Brain Injury

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 775-789

  Gary, Kelli Williams ^a   Arango Lasprilla, Juan Carlos ^a   Stevens, Lillian Flores ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Outcome; Race; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; CAREGIVER; CINAHL; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEER REVIEW; PSYCINFO; QUALITY OF LIFE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 72949100770     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699050903200563     Document Type: Review

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