CDC grand rounds: Reducing severe traumatic brain injury in the United States

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 62, Issue 27, 2013, Pages 549-552

  Wright, David W ^a   Kellermann, Arthur ^b   McGuire, Lisa C ^c   Chen, Bin ^d   Popovic, Tanja ^e  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

^d Div of Laboratory Science and Standards   (United States)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN INJURIES; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880083218     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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