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Spinal cord injury, Australia 2010–11
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AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2018) Spinal cord injury, Australia 2010–11, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 24 June 2026.
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For the 2010–11 period, 387 new cases of spinal cord injury (SCI) were reported to the Australian Spinal Cord Injury Register (ASCIR), 70% of which were due to traumatic causes. Males accounted for 80% of traumatic SCI cases. Land transport crashes (43%) were the leading mechanism of injury for cases of traumatic SCI sustained in 2010–11, followed by Falls (35%).
- ISSN: 2205-510X (PDF) 1444-3791 (Print)
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-282-5
- Cat. no: INJCAT 156
- Pages: 49