The Toll of Death and Disability From Traumatic Injury in the United States-The "Neglected Disease" of Modern Society, Still Neglected After 50 Years

JAMA Surg. 2017 Mar 1;152(3):221-222. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2016.4625.

Authors

Kimberly A Davis¹, Timothy C Fabian², William G Cioffi³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
² Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee, Memphis, Memphis.
³ Department of Surgery, Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.

PMID: 28030708
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2016.4625

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Disability Evaluation*
Emergency Medical Services*
Forecasting*
Humans
Neglected Diseases* / diagnosis
Neglected Diseases* / mortality
Neglected Diseases* / rehabilitation
Severity of Illness Index
Survival Rate / trends
United States / epidemiology
Wounds and Injuries* / diagnosis
Wounds and Injuries* / mortality
Wounds and Injuries* / rehabilitation