Incidence of emergency department presentations for traumatic brain injury in Indigenous and non-Indigenous residents aged 15-64 over the 9-year period 2007-2015 in North Queensland, Australia

• Главные авторы: Adrian Esterman (Автор), Fintan Thompson (Автор), Michelle Fitts (Автор), John Gilroy (Автор), Jennifer Fleming (Автор), Paul Maruff (Автор), Alan Clough (Автор), India Bohanna (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: BMC, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of disability worldwide. Previous studies have shown that males have a higher incidence than females, and Indigenous populations have a higher rate than non-Indigenous. To date, no study has compared the incidence rate of TBI betwee...