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Leah M Russell1, Maria D Devore, Sean M Barnes, Jeri E Forster, Trisha A Hostetter, Ann Elizabeth Montgomery, Roger Casey, Vincent Kane, Lisa A Brenner.
Abstract
We identified the prevalence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) among homeless veterans and assessed the TBI-4, a screening tool created to identify TBI history. Between May 2010 and October 2011, 800 US veterans from two hospitals, one eastern (n = 122) and one western (n = 678) completed some or all measures. Findings suggested that 47% of veterans seeking homeless services had a probable history of TBI (data for prevalence obtained only at the western hospital). However, psychometric results from the screening measure suggested that this may be an underestimate and supported comprehensive assessment of TBI in this population.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24148060 PMCID: PMC3969116 DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301485
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Public Health ISSN: 0090-0036 Impact factor: 9.308