The epidemiology of traumatic brain injury

The Lancet Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 28-29

  Andelic, Nada ^a,b  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; RECREATIONAL DRUG;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISABILITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY; LETTER; MEDICAL RECORD; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REHABILITATION CARE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL STATUS; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; URBAN POPULATION;

BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 84870780577     PISSN: 14744422     EISSN: 14744465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(12)70294-6     Document Type: Letter

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