Head injury patients admitted to general hospitals in Merseyside.

Author(s)
Jones, J.J. & Jeffreys, R.V.
Year
Abstract

During 1975 and 1976, 11837 patients with head injury were admitted to 16 general hospitals serving 2.1 million people. 875 had fractures of the skull, 178 died. Traffic accident was for 24% the cause of injury. Mortality rate and the number of deaths associated with avoidable factors both increased with the age of the patient.

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B 24335 fo /84/
Source

Injury, Vol. 14 (1983), No. 6 (May), p.483-488, tab., ref.; HS-036-141.

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