Comparison of the severity of traumatic brain injuries in pedestrians and occupants of motor vehicles admitted to firat health center: A five-year series in an Eastern Turkish city
MEDICAL SCIENCE MONITOR, cilt.15, sa.1, 2009 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2009
- Dergi Adı: MEDICAL SCIENCE MONITOR
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Background: Traumatic brain injury is the leading cause of death of people in motor vehicle (MV) accidents, which have been increasing in number in developing countries. A retrospective study was under-taken to evaluate all cases admitted to the emergency department of the authors' institution With suspected injury after involvement in a MV-related accident between January 2000 and January 2005.