Head injury and mortality in the homeless

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 116-119

  McMillan, Thomas M ^a   Laurie, Marie ^b   Oddy, Michael ^c   Menzies, Mark ^b   Stewart, Elaine ^a   Wainman Lefley, Jessica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c The Disabilities Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

brain injuries; craniocerebral trauma; death; head injuries; homeless; lifestyle; mortality; traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HOMELESSNESS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKULL FRACTURE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STANDARDIZED MORTALITY RATIO; AGE; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED KINGDOM; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SCOTLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84921064337     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: 15579042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2014.3387     Document Type: Article

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