Are boys and girls that different? An analysis of traumatic brain injury in children.
Authors
Collins, Niamh CMolcho, Michal
Carney, Peter
McEvoy, Linda
Geoghegan, Lourda
Phillips, Jack P
Nicholson, Alf J
Issue Date
2013-08MeSH
AdolescentBrain Injuries
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial
Hematoma, Subdural
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Injury Severity Score
Ireland
Male
Northern Ireland
Prospective Studies
Sex Factors
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Are boys and girls that different? An analysis of traumatic brain injury in children. 2013, 30 (8):675-8 Emerg Med JJournal
Emergency medicine journal : EMJDOI
10.1136/emermed-2011-200496PubMed ID
22962053Abstract
The Phillips Report on traumatic brain injury (TBI) in Ireland found that injury was more frequent in men and that gender differences were present in childhood. This study determined when gender differences emerge and examined the effect of gender on the mechanism of injury, injury type and severity and outcome.Language
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1472-0213ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1136/emermed-2011-200496
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