TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1998//
TI  - Incidence of hospital-treated traumatic brain injury in an Australian community
JO  - Australian and New Zealand journal of public health
A1  - Tate, R. L.
A1  - McDonald, S.
A1  - Lulham, J. M.
SP  - 419
EP  - 423
VL  - 22
IS  - 4
N2  - This paper reports findings from an incidence study of head trauma in a defined population. In the North Coast Health Region of NSW, 1,259 subjects with head trauma were admitted to hospitals in a 12-month period in 1988. Direct examination of the medical records confirmed brain injury in only 413 of these cases, corresponding to an annual incidence of approximately 100/100,000 resident population. Although most injuries (62.2%) were mild, 38% were serious (either moderate, 20.3%, or severe, 13.6%; and 3.9% died after admission to hospital). Severe brain injury represented an annual incidence of 12/100,000 resident population. Road traffic accidents accounted for a higher proportion of injuries in the severe group in comparison with the other injury groups. Methodological issues involved in case ascertainment of brain injury are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1326-0200
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -