@article{ref1,
title="Descriptive epidemiology of concussion",
journal="Pediatric neurology",
year="2006",
author="Gordon, Kevin E. and Dooley, Joseph M. and Wood, Ellen P.",
volume="34",
number="5",
pages="376-378",
abstract="To describe the epidemiology of reported concussion derived from a large, nationally representative health survey, the microdata files of the Canadian National Population Health Survey (1996-1997) were analyzed. Respondents reported whether they had &quot;any injuries that were serious enough to limit their normal activities&quot; in the preceding 12 months and the nature of the most serious injury. A total of 99.8% of 81,804 eligible respondents, representing 28,606,100 Canadians, reported their injury experience within the preceding year, with 89 reporting a concussion. The annual prevalence of Canadians reporting a concussion as their most serious injury was 110 per 100,000 population (95% confidence interval: 80, 140). Those reporting concussion were more likely to be younger (P < 0.001) and male (P = 0.02). Males were significantly overrepresented in the 16-34 year-old group (P = 0.004). More than 54% of all concussions were sport-related (95% confidence interval: 39%, 67%), occurring at a place for recreation or sport, with sport having a role in >85% of concussions in the 16-34 year-old group. This study presents annual prevalence estimates of reported concussion, derived from a sizeable, nationally representative population survey.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0887-8994",
doi="10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2005.09.007",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2005.09.007"
}