Severe neurotrauma in Switzerland: have short-term outcomes improved?
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Severe neurotrauma in Switzerland: have short-term outcomes improved?
Neurotrauma has a high incidence in high-income countries (790 per 100,000 population per year) and can be considered a silent epidemic. Severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major burden for societies and is associated with high costs for both immediate and long-term care. Population-based studies including patients with severe TBI are rare. A recent cohort study in Switzerland observed an ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Swiss Medical Weekly
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1424-7860,1424-3997
DOI: 10.4414/smw.2015.14177