title: Incidence of traumatic brain injury in the United States, 2003.
abstract: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an important public health problem in the United States. In 2003, there were an estimated 1,565,000 TBIs in the United States: 1,224,000 emergency department visits, 290,000 hospitalizations, and 51,000 deaths. Findings were similar to those from previous years in which rates of TBI were highest for young children (aged 0-4) and men, and the leading causes of TBI were falls and motor vehicle traffic.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Division of Injury Response, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.
authors.forename: Wesley
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Rutland-Brown
authors.forename: Jean A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Langlois
authors.forename: Karen E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Yongli Lily
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Xi
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014754:Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data