TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1996//
TI  - The Oxfordshire Head Injury Register
JO  - Disability and rehabilitation
A1  - Moss, N. E.
A1  - Powers, D.
A1  - Wade, D. T.
SP  - 169
EP  - 173
VL  - 18
IS  - 4
N2  - This paper looks at the process of setting up a Head Injury Register whose aims are: (1) to identify reliably and rapidly patients who have sustained a head injury so that service can be offered to them; and (2) to obtain epidemiological data to identify needs and inform future service planning and development. The register records all cases of head injury in patients aged 16-65, regardless of severity, which present to hospital services in Oxfordshire whether or not admitted as inpatients. It was set up as part of a research project into the value of providing an early follow-up service for head injury patients. The paper highlights the difficulty of identifying these patients reliably. It details the administrative and technological problems encountered, together with some of their solutions.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0963-8288
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -