Hospital care of childhood traumatic brain injury in the United States, 1997-2009: A neurosurgical perspective: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 257-267

  Piatt, Joseph H ^a   Neff, Daniel A ^b  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Epidemiological study; Infant; Kids' inpatient database; Mortality rate; Neurosurgery; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; ICD-9-CM; INCOME; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROSURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84868346415     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2012.7.PEDS11532     Document Type: Review

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