The CDC traumatic brain injury surveillance system: characteristics of persons aged 65 years and older hospitalized with a TBI.

VG, Coronado; KE, Thomas; RW, Sattin; RL, Johnson

doi:10.1097/00001199-200505000-00005

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The CDC traumatic brain injury surveillance system: characteristics of persons aged 65 years and older hospitalized with a TBI.

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Authors:

Coronado VG

Thomas KE

Sattin RW

Abstract

<h4>Objective</h4>To examine the epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of older persons (ie, those aged 65-74, 75-84, and > or = 85 years) hospitalized with traumatic brain injury (TBI).<h4>Methods</h4>Data from the 1999 CDC 15-state TBI surveillance system were analyzed.<h4>Results</h4>In 1999...

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