TY - BOOK
T1 - Spinal cord injury, Australia, 2012–13
AU - Tovell, Amanda
AU - Harrison, James
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Some 241 cases of traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) due to external causes were reported to the Australian Spinal Cord Injury Register (ASCIR) for 2012–13. Males accounted for 78% of traumatic SCI cases. Land transport crashes (46%) were the leading mechanism of injury for cases of traumatic SCI sustained in 2012–13, followed by Falls (34%).
AB - Some 241 cases of traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) due to external causes were reported to the Australian Spinal Cord Injury Register (ASCIR) for 2012–13. Males accounted for 78% of traumatic SCI cases. Land transport crashes (46%) were the leading mechanism of injury for cases of traumatic SCI sustained in 2012–13, followed by Falls (34%).
UR - https://www.aihw.gov.au/getmedia/524484bc-1120-4faf-a6b3-51f326cf36cb/aihw-injcat-175.pdf.aspx?inline=true
M3 - Commissioned report
T3 - Injury research and statistics
BT - Spinal cord injury, Australia, 2012–13
PB - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
CY - Canberra
ER -