Race affects mortality after moderate to severe traumatic brain injury

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 303-308

  Berry, Cherisse ^a   Ley, Eric J ^a   Mirocha, James ^a   Salim, Ali ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

insurance; mortality; outcome; race; traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISPANIC; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RACE DIFFERENCE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN INJURY; CAUCASIAN; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; INSURANCE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; BRAIN INJURIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 77956893670     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2010.03.018     Document Type: Article

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