Head and traumatic brain injuries among Australian children, July 2000-June 2006

Injury Prevention

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 198-202

  Berry, Jesia G ^a   Jamieson, Lisa M ^b   Harrison, James E ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY SCALE; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 77955296000     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2009.022442     Document Type: Article

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