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Traumatic brain injury

Giving voice to a silent epidemic

Nature Reviews Neurology volume 9, pages 186–187 (2013)Cite this article

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A large epidemiological study of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in New Zealand has contributed to filling the knowledge gap on TBI incidence and severity. To improve health outcomes, however, public health practice must translate such findings into policies and intervention strategies.

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Rusnak, M. Giving voice to a silent epidemic. Nat Rev Neurol 9, 186–187 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2013.38

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