Report to Congress on mild traumatic brain injury in the United States : steps to prevent a serious public health problem

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (U.S.)
• Description:
  Epidemiologic research has identified mild traumatic brain injury as a public health problem of large magnitude, while clinical research has provided evidence that these injuries can cause serious, lasting problems. This report presents the significant findings and recommendations of the members of the CDC MTBI Work Group, which are the product of numerous discussions and a thorough review of the scientific literature.
  
  Includes bibliographical references.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Brain Damage, Chronic Brain Injuries/complications Brain Injuries/epidemiology Brain Injuries/prevention & Control
• Document Type:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  electronic; remote; 56 p. ;
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c88b9289bebf6cbfa1af9b025180e7672314961cde7fb5ff12959349d1b293f7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/6544/cdc_6544_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 312.47 KB ]