Methodological issues and research recommendations for mild traumatic brain injury: The WHO Collaborating Centre Task Force on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, Supplement

Volumn , Issue 43, 2004, Pages 113-125

  Carroll, Linda J ^a   Cassidy, J David ^a,b   Holm, Lena ^b   Kraus, Jess ^c   Coronado, Victor G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Mild traumatic brain injury; Research recommendations

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGNOSIS; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; ADVISORY COMMITTEES; AGED; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HUMANS; METHODS; RESEARCH; REVIEW LITERATURE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77956585898     PISSN: 16501969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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