Chronic subdural hematoma in adults: Why does it occur more often in males than females? Influence of patient's sexual gender on occurrence

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 99-103

  Kanat, A ^a   Kayaci, S ^b   Yazar, U ^a   Kazdal, H ^a   Terzi, Y ^c  

^a RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Sar Hospital   (Turkey)

^c ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chronic male female; Hematoma; Subdural

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; STUDENT T TEST; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BRAIN; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; FEMALE; HEMATOMA, SUBDURAL, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 79851481535     PISSN: 00264881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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