Traumatic brain injury in older adults: epidemiology, outcomes, and future implications.

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Published in J Am Geriatr Soc on October 01, 2006

Authors

Hilaire J Thompson1, Wayne C McCormick, Sarah H Kagan

Author Affiliations

1: Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA. hilairet@u.washington.edu

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