Age, sex, and socio-economic status affect the incidence of pediatric spinal cord injury: An eleven-year national cohort study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Chien, Li Chien ^a   Wu, Jau Ching ^a,b   Chen, Yu Chun ^a   Liu, Laura ^c,d   Huang, Wen Cheng ^a,b   Chen, Tzeng Ji ^a   Thien, Peck Foong ^a   Lo, Su Shun ^a   Cheng, Henrich ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CERVICAL SPINE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SPINAL CORD INJURY; THORACIC SPINE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 84862652358     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039264     Document Type: Article

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