Emergency department evaluation of traumatic brain injury in the United States, 2009-2010

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 379-387

  Korley, Frederick K ^a   Kelen, Gabor D ^a   Jones, Courtney M ^b   Diaz Arrastia, Ramon ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Epidemiology; Head CT scan; Imaging; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FACE INJURY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK INJURY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINE INJURY; THORAX INJURY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN INJURIES, TRAUMATIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84944348239     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: 1550509X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HTR.0000000000000187     Document Type: Article

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