@article{ref1,
title="Nationwide epidemiology of hospitalized patients with first-time traumatic brain injury with special reference to prevention",
journal="Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift",
year="2000",
author="Alaranta, H. and Koskinen, Sanna and Leppänen, L. and Palomäki, H.",
volume="150",
number="22",
pages="444-448",
abstract="The national data of hospitalized TBI-patients were gathered retrospectively during the years 1991-95 from the Hospital Discharge Register. The inclusion criteria were: TBI as the primary diagnosis (ICD-9: 800, 801, 803, 850, 851-854), no history of previous TBI during the previous three years and the hospitalization of the patient. The incidence of TBI varied from 4 793-5 055 (95-100 per 100,000 people), comprising altogether 24,497 patients. The biggest subgroups of external cause were the sudden fall (61%) and vehicle accidents (26%). The biggest subgroups of the place of accident were the home (33%) and the traffic area (30%). The data reflect an assumption that many causes of TBI are preventable.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0043-5341",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}