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Acute Injury Statistics—a True Picture?

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Part of the book series: Acta Neurochirurgica ((NEUROCHIRURGICA,volume 36))

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The official data on traffic victims are based on police-reported accidents. Many authors have shown that these data are not fully representative. In order to obtain reliable accident statistics, it is suggested that these be based primarily on injured persons with long-term consequences.

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  1. Folksam Research and Development Division, Stockholm, Sweden

    Å. Nygren M.D., Ph.D., C. Tingvall & H. Gustafsson

  2. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, County Hospital, Halmstad, Sweden

    P. G. Hanson

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Sahlgren’s Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden

    Sten Lindgren M.D. (Professor of Neurosurgery) (Professor of Neurosurgery)

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Nygren, Å., Hanson, P.G., Tingvall, C., Gustafsson, H. (1986). Acute Injury Statistics—a True Picture?. In: Lindgren, S. (eds) Modern Concepts in Neurotraumatology. Acta Neurochirurgica, vol 36. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-8859-0_5

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