Systematic search and review procedures: Results of the WHO Collaborating Centre Task Force on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, Supplement

Volumn , Issue 43, 2004, Pages 11-14

  Carroll, Linda J ^a   Cassidy, J David ^a,b   Peloso, Paul M ^c   Garritty, Chantelle ^d   Giles Smith, Lori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d Institute for Work Health   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bes evidence synthesis; Mild traumatic brain injury; Systemactic review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMBASE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MANDATORY PROGRAM; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PROGNOSIS; PSYCINFO; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; BRAIN INJURIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; REVIEW LITERATURE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 80052782011     PISSN: 16501969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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