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TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (TBISS)

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Description:

The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had developed and maintains a surveillance system to understand the magnitude and characteristics of hospitalized and fatal traumatic brain injuries in the United States. The surveillance system's purpose is to collect program wide information that can be used to help design targeted prevention programs addressing specific causes of TBI and populations at higher risk, to improve injured persons' access to health care, and to improve other services they need after injury.

URLs/Downloads:

DATA.HTM   Exit EPA's Web Site

TBI-ACTIVITIES.HTM   Exit EPA's Web Site

Record Details:

Record Type:DATA SET
Product Published Date:01/14/2004
Record Last Revised:05/09/2005
Record ID: 132426