THE COST OF HEAD TRAUMA IN OLMSTED COUNTY, MINNESOTA, 1970-74

A study of the total cost of head injury in Olmsted County, Minnesota, with the costs projected to the United States population, revealed that the annual cost for head trauma in the US can be estimated at approximately $12.5 billion using a 6 per cent discount rate. The nonmedical costs accounted for more than 92 percent ($11.5 billion) of the total cost, while direct medical costs amounted to $1.0 billion.

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• Authors:
  • Grabow, J D
  • Offord, K P
  • Rieder, M E
• Publication Date: 1984-7

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 710-712
• Serial:
  • American Journal of Public Health
  • Volume: 74
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: American Public Health Association
  • ISSN: 0090-0036
  • EISSN: 1541-0048
  • Serial URL: http://ajph.aphapublications.org/loi/ajph

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Crashes; Head; Health care; Injuries
• Uncontrolled Terms: Accident costs; Head injuries; Medical costs
• Subject Areas: Finance; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00392268
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-037 384
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 28 1985 12:00AM