Traumatic brain injury among older adults at level i and II trauma centers

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 30, Issue 24, 2013, Pages 2001-2013

  Dams O'Connor, Kristen ^a   Cuthbert, Jeffrey P ^b   Whyte, John ^c   Corrigan, John D ^d   Faul, Mark ^e   Harrison Felix, Cynthia ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CRAIG HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MOSS REHABILITATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

adult brain injury; epidemiology; geriatric brain injury; traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROSURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SECONDARY PREVENTION; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN INJURIES; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TRAUMA CENTERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890493620     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: 15579042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2013.3047     Document Type: Article

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