Controversies and outcomes associated with mild traumatic brain injury in childhood and adolescences

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-21

  McKinlay, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Children; Mild head injury; Mild traumatic brain injury; Outcomes; Review

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 73949105150     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2009.01006.x     Document Type: Review

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