The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 197, Issue 2 , Pages 155-158, February 2009

Severe traumatic brain injury: is there a gender difference in mortality?

Presented at the 17th annual meeting of the Society of Black Academic Surgeons, April 17–20, 2008, Cleveland, OH.

  • Marcus Ottochian, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Trauma, Los Angeles County University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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  • Ali Salim, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Blvd., Suite 8215N, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel.: +1-310-423-5874; fax: +1-310-423-0139
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  • Cherisse Berry, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Blvd., Suite 8215N, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
    • ,
  • Linda S. Chan, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Trauma, Los Angeles County University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    • ,
  • Matthew T. Wilson, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Blvd., Suite 8215N, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
    • ,
  • Daniel R. Margulies, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Blvd., Suite 8215N, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA

Received 11 May 2008; received in revised form 18 September 2008

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 The authors have no conflict of interest to report and have received no financial or material support related to this manuscript.

PII: S0002-9610(08)00747-2

doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.09.008

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 197, Issue 2 , Pages 155-158, February 2009

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