Sex differences in outcome after mild traumatic brain injury

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 527-539

  Bazarian, Jeffrey J ^a   Blyth, Brian ^a   Mookerjee, Sohug ^a   He, Hua ^a   McDermott, Michael P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mild traumatic brain injury; Outcome; Post concussive symptoms; Sex; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN CONCUSSION; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CYTOPROTECTION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950599889     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2009.1068     Document Type: Article

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