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ArticleInternational journal of health policy and management2023

The Role of Registries in Neurotrauma Research: Translating Data Into Health Policy That Enhances Patient Care Comment on "Neurotrauma Surveillance in National Registries of Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review and Comparative Analysis of Data Dictionaries".

Nqobile Thango, Ronnie E Baticulon, Laura Lippa

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Article in International journal of health policy and management, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Nqobile ThangoDivision of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-3333-8636
Ronnie E BaticulonDivision of Neurosurgery, Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines.
Laura LippaDepartment of Neurosurgery, ASST Ospedale Maggiore Niguarda, Milano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9920-430X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The paucity of robust neurotrauma data is felt most in regions that experience a higher burden of traumatic brain injury (TBI). The scoping review done by Barthélemy et al provides insight into the current state of national registries in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) while also exploring the tools required to standardize data collection. In this commentary, we reflect on the barriers to data collection (ie, creation and maintenance of a TBI registry) and explore how registries can aid both scientific output and preventative public awareness campaigns that may pave the way to improved health policy and social change that avert mortality and morbidity from TBI.

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Brain Injuries, TraumaticDeveloping CountriesHealth PolicyHumansPatient CareRegistriesScoping Reviews as TopicHealth PolicyNational Data RegistriesNeurotrauma RegistryNeurotrauma SurveillanceResearchTBI

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PMID37579434
PMCPMC10125055

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