The scope of early traumatic brain injury as a long-term health concern in two nationwide samples: Prevalence and prognostic factors

Brain Injury

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-13

  Halldorsson, Jonas G ^a,b   Flekkoy, Kjell M ^c   Arnkelsson, Gudmundur B ^a   Tomasson, Kristinn ^d   Magnadottir, Hulda Bra ^e   Arnarson, Eirikur Orn ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d Administration of Occupational Safety and Health Reykjavik   (Iceland)

^e Upper Valley Neurology and Neurosurgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; children; disability; health concern; long term; nationwide; paediatric; prevalence; prospective; traumatic brain injury; young adults

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; ICELAND; INFANT; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOM; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 83055173983     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2011.635359     Document Type: Article

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