The definition, incidence and prevalence of acquired brain injury in Australia
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This report presents newly derived estimates of rates of hospitalisation associated with acquired brain injury, and the prevalence and demographic patterns of disability attributable to acquired brain injury in Australia. Definitions of acquired brain injury used in the disability and medical fields, and in legislative and administrative contexts are critically examined, and existing estimates of the incidence and prevalence of acquired brain injury, and of the proportion of incident cases that lead to long-term disability, are reviewed. Authored by Fortune N & Wen X. Published 20 December 1999; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 029 1; AIHW cat. no. DIS 15; 141pp.; OUT OF PRINT View online for freeAccessibility: If you have difficulty accessing the information in this publication, please contact us via to request an alternative format such as Word or RTF. We will respond to your request within two working days. Full publication (362K PDF)
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