Application of the Hill criteria to the causal association between post-traumatic headache and assault

Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 35-40

  Freeman, Michael D ^a,b   Kohles, Sean S ^c,d  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c Portland State University   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biostatistics; Causation; Forensic biomechanics; Forensic epidemiology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929141933     PISSN: 2090536X     EISSN: 20905939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejfs.2011.04.008     Document Type: Article

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