A meta-analysis of functional outcome among older adults with traumatic brain injury

NeuroRehabilitation

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 409-414

  McIntyre, Amanda ^a   Mehta, Swati ^a   Janzen, Shannon ^a   Aubut, Joanne ^a   Teasell, Robert W ^a,b  

^a LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Glasgow coma scale; Glasgow outcome scale; traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

FATALITY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SENESCENCE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN INJURIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 84876232722     PISSN: 10538135     EISSN: 18786448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/NRE-130862     Document Type: Review

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