Protection from traumatic brain injury in hormonally active women vs men of a similar age : A retrospective international study

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 146, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 436-442

  Yeung, Janice H H ^a   Mikocka Walus, Antonina A ^d   Cameron, Peter A ^d,e   Poon, Wai S ^b   Ho, Hiu F ^c   Chang, Annice ^c   Graham, Colin A ^a   Rainer, Timothy H ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Division of Neurosurgery   (Hong Kong)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; CHILD; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROPROTECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKULL FRACTURE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VIET NAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INJURIES; COHORT STUDIES; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PROGESTERONE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; VICTORIA;

EID: 79955014098     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: 15383644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2011.46     Document Type: Article

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