Revista médica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
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Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc · Nov 2014
[Influence of armed conflict on mortality due to traumatic brain injury in children and adolescents].
In the presence an armed conflagration, the mortality behavior of a country is expected to be affected. The aim of this investigation was to assess, in a country with internal warfare, the trend of mortality associated with traumatic brain injury in children and adolescents, which even under social peace conditions, is one of the most common causes of death and disability in this population groups. ⋯ In an armed conflict scenario, mortality behavior varies according to the intensity of warfare actions. Mortality due to traumatic brain injury in children and adolescents can be used as an indicator of the impact of war on civilian population not involved with the armed conflict.