Head and traumatic brain injuries among Australian youth and young adults, July 2000June 2006

Brain Injury

Volumn 26, Issue 7-8, 2012, Pages 996-1004

  Harrison, James E ^a   Berry, Jesia G ^a   Jamieson, Lisa M ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Head injury; Hospitalizations; Male; Rural health; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CITY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; SEX RATIO; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 84862299868     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2012.660515     Document Type: Article

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