Gender differences in neurological emergencies part II: A consensus summary and research agenda on traumatic brain injury

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1414-1420

  Wright, David W ^a   Espinoza, Tamara R ^a   Merck, Lisa H ^b   Ratcliff, Jonathan J ^c   Backster, Anika ^a   Stein, Donald G ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; SEX HORMONE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CONSENSUS; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MALE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); POSTCONCUSSION SYNDROME; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANKIN SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX HORMONE DETERMINATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPORT INJURY; STANDARDIZATION; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN INJURIES; EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INJURY SCALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BRAIN INJURIES; CONSENSUS; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84919934830     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: 15532712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acem.12532     Document Type: Article

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