Use of the Oxford Handicap Scale at hospital discharge to predict Glasgow Outcome Scale at 6 months in patients with traumatic brain injury

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an important cause of acquired disability. In evaluating the effectiveness of clinical interventions for TBI it is important to measure disability accurately. The Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) is the mos...

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Main Authors: Shakur Haleema, Edwards Phil, Perel Pablo, Roberts Ian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-11-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/8/72