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Traumatic brain injury in homeless and marginally housed individuals: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Jacob L Stubbs, Prof Allen E Thornton, Jessica M Sevick, Noah D Silverberg, Alasdair M Barr, Prof William G Honer, William J Panenka,

Abstract

Homelessness is a global public health concern, and traumatic brain injury (TBI) could represent an underappreciated factor in the health trajectories of homeless and marginally housed individuals. We aimed to evaluate the lifetime prevalence of TBI in this population, and to summarise findings on TBI incidence and the association between TBI and health-related or functioning-related outcomes.

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