Can traumatic brain injury surveillance systems be used to link individuals with TBI to services?

Brain Injury

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1177-1189

  Sample, Pat L ^a   Johns, Nikole ^a   Gabella, Barbara ^b   Langlois, Jean ^c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b Colorado Dept Pub Health/Environ ^*  (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; COMMUNITY; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DATA ANALYSIS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; MALE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 8644225114     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699050410001719925     Document Type: Article

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