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Spinal cord injury, Australia 2008–09
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AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2018) Spinal cord injury, Australia 2008–09, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 14 July 2026.
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For the 2008–09 period, 349 new cases of spinal cord injury (SCI) were reported to the Australian Spinal Cord Injury Register (ASCIR); three-quarters of which were due to traumatic causes. Males accounted for 80% of traumatic SCI cases. Land transport crashes and Falls were the most common cause of traumatic SCI, accounting for 78% overall, and 45% and 33% respectively.
- ISSN: 2205-510X (PDF) 1444-3791 (Print)
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-278-8
- Cat. no: INJCAT 154
- Pages: 49