B2 Vertaisarvioimaton kirjan tai muun kokoomateoksen osa
Epidemiological Aspects
Tekijät: Majdan Marek, Ingebrigtsen Tor, Tenovuo Olli
Toimittaja: Sundstrøm T., Grände PO., Luoto T., Rosenlund C., Undén J., Wester K.
Painos: 2nd edition
Julkaisuvuosi: 2020
Kokoomateoksen nimi: Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Aloitussivu: 3
Lopetussivu: 7
ISBN: 978-3-030-39382-3
eISBN: 978-3-030-39383-0
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39383-0_1
The epidemiological data of TBI is based mainly on official statistics, which has been reported to underestimate the burden of TBI. This chapter describes the current evidence on the incidence, prevalence, and mortality of TBI, with a European focus. TBI has a significant public health impact all over the world. The epidemiological pattern of TBI is changing in high-, middle-, and low-income countries, but partly in different directions.