Long-term results of patients with head injuries treated in different hospitals after the Wenchuan, China, earthquake

World Neurosurgery

Volumn 75, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 390-396

  Xu, Jianguo ^a   You, Chao ^a   Zhou, Liangxue ^a   Wu, Bo ^b   Li, Xianquan ^c   Li, Zongping ^d   Fan, Xuezheng ^e   Zeng, Yi ^f   Jiang, Ling ^g   Yuan, Yuqing ^h  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Province People Hospital   (China)

^c Third Hospital of Mianyang   (China)

^d Central Hospital of Mianyang   (China)

^e 404 Hospital of Mianyang   (China)

^f Deyang People's Hospital   (China)

^g Department of Neurosurgery   (China)

^h Second People's Hospital of Chengdu   (China)

Author keywords

Depression; Disability; Earthquake; Head injury; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHINA; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; EARTHQUAKE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS DISASTER; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; NATURAL DISASTER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVOR; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79956202572     PISSN: 18788750     EISSN: 18788769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2011.02.006     Document Type: Article

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