Prevention of spinal cord injury

Preventable secondary conditions, such as infections from untreated pressure ulcers, are no longer among the leading causes of death of people with SCI in high-income countries, but these conditions remain the main causes of death of people with SCI in low-income countries. Related links Internation...

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Published in:Injury prevention 2014-02, Vol.20 (1), p.72-72
Main Authors: von Groote, Per M, Shakespeare, Tom, Officer, Alana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access to education
Disabilities
Education
Employment
Humans
Low income areas
Low income groups
People with disabilities
Rehabilitation
Spina bifida
Spinal cord injuries
Spinal Cord Injuries - prevention & control
Spinal Cord Injuries - rehabilitation
World Health Organization
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Summary:Preventable secondary conditions, such as infections from untreated pressure ulcers, are no longer among the leading causes of death of people with SCI in high-income countries, but these conditions remain the main causes of death of people with SCI in low-income countries. Related links International perspectives on spinal cord injury http://www.who.int/disabilities/policies/spinal_cord_injury/ World report on disability http://www.who.int/disabilities/world_report/2011/en/index.html CRPD http://www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?navid=14&pid=150
ISSN:1353-8047
1475-5785
DOI:10.1136/injuryprev-2013-041112