reviewJournal of Head Trauma RehabilitationMar 1, 2010Closed access

The Epidemiology of Traumatic Brain Injury

JDJohn D. CorriganAWAnbesaw W. SelassieJAJean A. Orman

The Ohio State University

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Abstract

Objective

To describe the most recent estimates of the incidence and prevalence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and review current issues related to measurement and use of these data.

Design

State of the science literature for the United States and abroad was analyzed and issues were identified for (1) incidence of TBI, (2) prevalence of lifetime history of TBI, and (3) incidence and prevalence of disability associated with TBI.

Citation impact

908
total citations
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30.80
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100%
References
40
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Authors

3

Topics & keywords

Topics
Keywords
  • Traumatic brain injury
  • Medicine
  • Incidence (geometry)
  • Epidemiology
  • Cohort
  • Population
  • Emergency department
  • Cohort study
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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