Injury
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 19-26 , January 2007

Health outcomes of adults 3 months after injury

  • Leanne M. Aitken

      Affiliations

    • Research Centre for Clinical Practice Innovation, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, Australia
    • Nursing Practice Development Unit, Building 18, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Ipswich Road, Woolloongabba, Queensland 4102, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 7 3240 7256; fax: +61 7 3240 7356.
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  • Tamzyn M. Davey

      Affiliations

    • Queensland Trauma Registry, CONROD, The University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia
    • ,
  • Jane Ambrose

      Affiliations

    • Pfizer, 38-42 Wharf Road, West Ryde, New South Wales 2114, Australia
    • ,
  • Luke B. Connelly

      Affiliations

    • CONROD, The University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia
    • Australian Centre for Economic Research on Health (ACERH UQ), The University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia
    • ,
  • Cheryl Swanson

      Affiliations

    • CONROD, The University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia
    • ,
  • Nicholas Bellamy

      Affiliations

    • CONROD, The University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia

,Accepted 23 May 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2006.05.020

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