Spinal cord injuries sustained in road crashes are not on the decrease in France: A study based on epidemiological trends

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 479-487

  Lieutaud, Thomas ^a   Ndiaye, Amina ^b,c   Laumon, Bernard ^b,c   Chiron, Mireille ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ GUSTAVE EIFFEL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

epidemiology; road crash; spinal cord injury; spine; trauma; trend

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; DISEASE REGISTRY; FATALITY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MOTORCYCLE; PEDESTRIAN; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SURVIVAL RATE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREND STUDY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTOMOBILES; BICYCLING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLES; PARAPARESIS; QUADRIPLEGIA; REGISTRIES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINE; SURVIVAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857264661     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: 15579042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2011.1880     Document Type: Article

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