Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 50, Issue 5 , Pages 595-601 , May 1997

Disability and handicap 5 years after a head injury: A population-based study

  • F. Masson

      Affiliations

    • Département d'anesthésie réanimation I-Hôpital Pellegrin, 33076 Bordeaux Cedex, France
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  • J. Vecsey

      Affiliations

    • Service de réadaptation fonctionnelle, Hôpital Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France
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  • L.R. Salmi

      Affiliations

    • INSERM U 330, Département d'épidémiologie et d'informatique médicale, Université de Bordeaux II, France
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  • J.F. Dartigues

      Affiliations

    • INSERM U 330, Département d'épidémiologie et d'informatique médicale, Université de Bordeaux II, France
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  • Ph. Erny

      Affiliations

    • Département d'anesthésie réanimation I-Hôpital Pellegrin, 33076 Bordeaux Cedex, France
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  • P. Maurette

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Pierre Maurette, Département d'anesthésie réanimation III, Hôpital Pellegrin, place Amélie Raba Léon, 33076 Bordeaux cedex France.
    • Département d'anesthésie réanimation I-Hôpital Pellegrin, 33076 Bordeaux Cedex, France

,Accepted 3 February 1997.

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☆ This work was supported by Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Caisse Nationale d'Assurance Maladie, and the European Brain Injury Society.

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Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 50, Issue 5 , Pages 595-601 , May 1997

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