reviewThe Lancet NeurologyNov 7, 2017HYBRID OA

Traumatic brain injury: integrated approaches to improve prevention, clinical care, and research

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Abstract

A concerted effort to tackle the global health problem posed by traumatic brain injury (TBI) is long overdue. TBI is a public health challenge of vast, but insufficiently recognised, proportions. Worldwide, more than 50 million people have a TBI each year, and it is estimated that about half the world's population will have one or more TBIs over their lifetime. TBI is the leading cause of mortality in young adults and a major cause of death and disability across all ages in all countries, with a disproportionate burden of disability and death occurring in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). It has been estimated that TBI costs the global economy approximately $US400 billion annually. Deficiencies…

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Keywords
  • Traumatic brain injury
  • Public health
  • Medicine
  • Population
  • Health care
  • Societal impact of nanotechnology
  • Occupational safety and health
  • Years of potential life lost
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