Trends in hospitalized discharge rates for head injury in Maryland, 1979-86.
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Trends in hospitalized discharge rates for head injury in Maryland, 1979-86.
Hospital discharge data from all acute care hospitals in Maryland were used to examine trends in hospitalized head injury incidence and outcome by severity. From 1979 to 1986, discharge rates increased by 3.4/100,000 per year; the largest percent increase was for more severe injuries. Discharge rates increased the most for adults ages 15-24 and ages 75+ but declined for children ages 0-4. Coinc...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Public Health
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0090-0036,1541-0048
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.80.2.217