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Traumatic brain injuries caused by traffic accidents in five European countries: outcome and public health consequences
Author(s) -
Marek Majdán,
W Mauritz,
Ingrid Wilbacher,
Ivan Janciak,
Alexandra Bražinová,
Martin Rusňák,
Johannes Leitgeb
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
european journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1464-360X
pISSN - 1101-1262
DOI - 10.1093/eurpub/cks074
Subject(s) - medicine , occupational safety and health , injury prevention , poison control , multivariate analysis , population , human factors and ergonomics , suicide prevention , univariate , environmental health , demography , multivariate statistics , statistics , mathematics , pathology , sociology
Road traffic accidents (RTAs) have been identified by public health organizations as being of major global concern. Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are among the most severe injuries and are in a large part caused by RTA. The objective of this article is to analyse the severity and outcome of TBI caused by RTA in different types of road users in five European countries.

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