Incidence of traumatic spinal cord injuries in Finland over a 30-year period

Spinal Cord

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 781-784

  Ahoniemi, E ^a   Alaranta, H ^a   Hokkinen, E M ^a   Valtonen, K ^a   Kautiainen, H ^b  

^a Invalidiliitto ry   (Finland)

^b RHEUMATISM FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Age; Epidemiology; External cause; Gender; Incidence; Traumatic spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; REGISTER; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CAUSALITY; COMORBIDITY; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARALYSIS; PREVALENCE; QUADRIPLEGIA; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57349155354     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2008.53     Document Type: Article

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