Surveillance of traumatic spinal cord injury in Australia: The identification of information needs

Spinal Cord

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 639-643

  Blumer, C E ^a   Quine, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Health services; Spinal cord injuries; Surveillance; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EVALUATION AND FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 0029794067     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.1996.115     Document Type: Article

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