Epidemiology of traumatic brain injuries in Europe: a cross-sectional analysis

Summary: Introduction: Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) are a major medical and socioeconomic problem. We aimed to estimate the hospital-based incidence, population-wide mortality, and the contribution of TBI to injury-related mortalities in European countries, and to provide European summary estimat...

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Main Authors: Marek Majdan, DrPhD, Dominika Plancikova, MSc, Alexandra Brazinova, PhD, Martin Rusnak, ProfPhD, Daan Nieboer, MSc, Valery Feigin, ProfMD, Andrew Maas, ProfMD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-12-01
Series:The Lancet Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468266716300172