Association of Traumatic Brain Injury With Mortality Among Military Veterans Serving After September 11, 2001.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Emerging evidence suggests that harmful exposures during military service, such as traumatic brain injury (TBI), may contribute to mental health, chronic disease, and mortality risks.

Objective

To assess the mortality rates and estimate the number of all-cause and cause-specific excess deaths among veterans serving after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks (9/11) with and without exposure to TBI.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study analyzed administrative and mortality data from January 1, 2002, through December 31, 2018, for a cohort of US military veterans who served during the Global War on Terrorism after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Veterans who served active duty after 9/11 with 3 or more years of care in the Military Health Syste

SUBMITTER: Howard JT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8837911 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature