Epidemiology of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review

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Authors

Vafa Rahimi‐Movaghar · University of Tehran

Mohammad Kazem Sayyah · Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Hesam Akbari · Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Reza Khorramirouz · Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Mohammad R. Rasouli · Thomas Jefferson University

Maziar Moradi‐Lakeh · Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Farhad Shokraneh

Abstract

Through an understanding of the epidemiology of SCI in developing countries, appropriate preventative strategies and resource allocation may decrease the incidence and improve the care of these injuries.

Topics & Keywords

Spinal Cord Injury Research Injury Epidemiology and Prevention Trauma and Emergency Care Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

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Publication Details

Published in: Neuroepidemiology

Volume 41, Issue 2, pp. 65-85

DOI: 10.1159/000350710

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