TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - Nationwide epidemiology of hospitalized patients with first-time traumatic brain injury with special reference to prevention
JO  - Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift
A1  - Alaranta, H.
A1  - Koskinen, Sanna
A1  - Leppänen, L.
A1  - Palomäki, H.
SP  - 444
EP  - 448
VL  - 150
IS  - 22
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0043-5341
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -