Spinal cord injury, 1999-2005
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Topic: Injury
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AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2009) Spinal cord injury, 1999-2005, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 20 April 2024.
APA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2009). Spinal cord injury, 1999-2005. Canberra: AIHW.
MLA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Spinal cord injury, 1999-2005. AIHW, 2009.
Vancouver
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Spinal cord injury, 1999-2005. Canberra: AIHW; 2009.
Harvard
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2009, Spinal cord injury, 1999-2005, AIHW, Canberra.
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Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a very debilitating injury. During the six year period from 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2005 there were 19,912 hospital separations in Australia which involved some form of spinal cord injury. Transport-related cases accounted for over 47% of all incident cases, while fall-related injury accounted for a further 33%. Over half (54%) of separations involved readmissions related to complications of spinal cord injuries sustained at an earlier time. The introduction of person-based linkage would allow much more complete and reliable estimation of the incidence of SCI in the community and the burden of SCI on the hospital sector and community.
- ISSN: 1833-024X
- Cat. no: INJCAT 124
- Pages: 34