. "5 MAJOR COHORT STUDIES." Gulf War and Health: Volume 7: Long-Term Consequences of Traumatic Brain Injury. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2008.
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Gulf War and Health, Volume 7: Long-Term Consequences of Traumatic Brain Injury
TABLE 5.1 Major Cohort Studies (Shaded) and Derivative Studies
Reference
Eligible Population
Type of Study orMethods
Date(s) ofEnrollment
Subgroup (n= EligibleSubjects)
Contacted orLocated (%of Eligible)
Responded orEnrolled(ResponseRate)
Comments
Walker’s Studies of Head-Injured Bavarian World War I Veterans
Walker et al., 1971
1,000 Bavarian men with head injuries from World War I randomly selected from among 5,500 cases at head-injury center 1916–1927 with “sufficient information for analysis” of nature of injury; 1,000 unwounded Bavarian World War I veterans on pension lists for receiving medal; all born 1880–1900
Cohort
1916–1927
1,000 men randomly selected from among 5,500 cases at head-injury center in 1916–1927 with “sufficient information for analysis” of nature of injury
555 cases, 563 controls
555 cases, 563 controls
1,000 unwounded Bavarian World War I veterans on pension lists for receiving medal
Reference
Purpose
Study Design
Population (where appropriate)
Comments
Eligible
Located
Enrolled(Response Rate)
Weiss et al., 1982
Mortality
Cohort
1,010 Bavarian men with head injuries from World War I;
1,000 unwounded Bavarian World War I veterans; final numbers: 647 cases, 616 controls
