title: Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center: program overview and research initiatives.
abstract: For more than 16 years, the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (at one time known is the Defense and Veterans Head Injury Program) has served to develop and disseminate clinical guidelines and undertake innovative clinical research initiatives and educational programs to serve active duty personnel, their dependents, and veterans with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Through educational initiatives and collaboration with civilian institution, the center is ensuring that critical discoveries surrounding TBI prevention, screening, and treatment are made available to preserve and improve the health of those within and outside the military health system.
authors: Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, P.O. Box 59181, Washington, DC 20012, USA.
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Jaffee
authors: Elisabeth Moy
authors: EM
authors: Martin
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006772:Hospitals, Military; D006787:Hospitals, Veterans; D006801:Humans; D008889:Military Personnel; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D014481:United States; D059030:United States Department of Defense; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs