title: Comparative mortality of adults with traumatic brain injury in California, 1988--97.
abstract: We studied mortality rates of people with traumatic brain injury using the extensive California Department of Developmental Services database. The data provide mortality rates by age, gender, severity, cause, and associated conditions on 2629 subjects older than 15 years during 1988--97. Increased mortality was observed, particularly among patients with diminished mobility.
authors.affiliation: Department of Statistics, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521-0138, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shavelle
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Strauss
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000401:mortality*; D002140:California / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015993:Life Tables; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020379:Risk Adjustment; D017678:Sex Distribution; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices