The Epidemiology and Impact of Traumatic Brain Injury

Langlois, Jean; Rutland-Brown, Wesley; Wald, Marlena M.

doi:10.1097/00001199-200609000-00001

articleJournal of Head Trauma RehabilitationSep 1, 2006Closed access

The Epidemiology and Impact of Traumatic Brain Injury

JLJean Langlois WRWesley Rutland-Brown MMMarlena M. Wald

Rutland Regional Medical Center

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Abstract

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an important public health problem in the United States and worldwide. The estimated 5.3 million Americans living with TBI-related disability face numerous challenges in their efforts to return to a full and productive life. This article presents an overview of the epidemiology and impact of TBI.

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Traumatic brain injury
Epidemiology
Public health
Medicine
Gerontology
Psychiatry
Nursing
Pathology

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