TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - Medical Costs of Mild to Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury in Children
JO  - Journal of head trauma rehabilitation
A1  - Brener, Ilona
A1  - Harman, Jeffrey S.
A1  - Kelleher, Kelly J.
A1  - Yeates, K. O.
SP  - 405
EP  - 412
VL  - 19
IS  - 5
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To estimate healthcare expenditures of children with mild to moderate traumatic brain injury (TBI) outside of acute care settings. DESIGN: Data from the 1997-2000 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey were used to produce estimates of expenditures for a natural sample of 196 children with TBI. RESULTS: Expenditures for TBI-related services in children averaged $77.9 million per year. Average per capita expenditure was $1044, of which $166 was for TBI-related services and $878 was for all other health services. CONCLUSION: Although total costs of TBI in children are high, the average costs are much lower than those previous reports because youth with minor trauma were not included in prior samples.
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SN  - 0885-9701
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -