The International Incidence of Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

• Published in: Canadian journal of neurological sciences Vol. 43; no. 6; pp. 774 - 785
• Main Authors: Nguyen, Rita, Fiest, Kirsten M., McChesney, Jane, Kwon, Churl-Su, Jette, Nathalie, Frolkis, Alexandra D., Atta, Callie, Mah, Sarah, Dhaliwal, Harinder, Reid, Aylin, Pringsheim, Tamara, Dykeman, Jonathan, Gallagher, Clare
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.11.2016
• Subjects: Age; Age Factors; Brain Injuries, Traumatic - epidemiology; Brain research; Concussion; Costs; Data collection; Databases, Bibliographic - statistics & numerical data; Emergency medical care; Epidemiology; Estimates; Global Health; Homeless people; Humans; Incidence; Meta-analysis; Original Articles; Population-based studies; Sex Factors; Systematic review; Traumatic brain injury; United States > US; Traumatic Brain Injury; Head Trauma; Epidemiology; Systematic Review; Incidence

Background: Understanding the epidemiology of traumatic brain injury (TBI) is essential to shape public health policy, implement prevention strategies, and justify allocation of resources toward research, education, and rehabilitation in TBI. There is not, to our knowledge, a systematic review of po...