Re-orientation of clinical research in traumatic brain injury: Report of an international workshop on comparative effectiveness research

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 32-46

  Maas, Andrew I R ^a   Menon, David K ^b   Lingsma, Hester F ^c   Pineda, Jose A ^d   Sandel, M Elizabeth ^e   Manley, Geoffrey T ^f  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

clinical research; clinical trials; comparative effectiveness research; methodology; systems biology; traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; BCL2 RELATED PROTEIN A1; CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN P53;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENETICS; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SYMPOSIUM; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

BRAIN INJURIES; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 84856410751     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: 15579042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2010.1599     Document Type: Article

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