1. Medical costs of mild to moderate traumatic brain injury in children.
- Author
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Brener I, Harman JS, Kelleher KJ, and Yeates KO
- Subjects
- Brain Injuries therapy, Child, Cost of Illness, Humans, Insurance, Health, Ohio, Brain Injuries economics, Child Health Services economics, Health Expenditures
- Abstract
Objective: To estimate healthcare expenditures of children with mild to moderate traumatic brain injury (TBI) outside of acute care settings., Design: Data from the 1997-2000 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey were used to produce estimates of expenditures for a natural sample of 196 children with TBI., Results: Expenditures for TBI-related services in children averaged $77.9 million per year. Average per capita expenditure was $1044, of which $166 was for TBI-related services and $878 was for all other health services., Conclusion: Although total costs of TBI in children are high, the average costs are much lower than those previous reports because youth with minor trauma were not included in prior samples.
- Published
- 2004
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