Trends in Hospitalization Associated With Traumatic Brain Injury
Open Access
- 8 September 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 282 (10) , 954-957
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.282.10.954
Abstract
In the United States, traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with the death of 51,000 people each year, about one third of all injury deaths.1 Traumatic brain injury is a cause of long-term disability that annually affects an estimated 70,000 to 90,000 people.1,2 Given these serious consequences and the large number of people affected, public health efforts to prevent the occurrence and mitigate the consequences of TBI have received increased attention in recent years.3Keywords
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