Tracking the silent epidemic and educating the public: CDC's traumatic brain injury-associated activities under the TBI Act of 1996 and the Children's Health Act of 2000

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 196-204

  Langlois, Jean A ^a,b   Marr, Angela ^a   Mitchko, Jane ^a   Johnson, Renee L ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

^b MS F 41 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Brain injury; Craniocerebral trauma; Education; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; BRAIN INJURY; EPIDEMIC; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LAW; PEDIATRICS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW;

EID: 18844370891     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001199-200505000-00003     Document Type: Review

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