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UNINA9910814462503321 |
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International perspectives on spinal cord injury / / World Health Organization, ISCOS |
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Geneva, Switzerland : , : World Health Organization, , [2013] |
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©2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (250 p.) |
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Collana |
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Soggetti |
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Spinal cord - Wounds and injuries |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title pg; Preface; Preface; Acknowledgements; Acknowledgements; Contributors; Contributors; Editorial Committee; Executive Editors; Technical Editors; Advisory Committee; Contributors to individual chapters; Peer reviewers; Additional Contributors; Ch 1; Understanding spinal cord injury; Aim and scope of this report; What is spinal cord injury?; The medical dimension; Figure 1.1; The historical dimension of spinal cord injury; Spinal cord injury as a challenge to health systems and to society; Tools for understanding the spinal cord injury experience; Overview; Ch 2 |
A global picture of spinal cord injuryWhat do we know about spinal cord injury?; Table 2.1; Table 2.2; Prevalence of spinal cord injury; Table 2.3; Figure 2.1; Figure 2.2; Incidence of spinal cord injury; Traumatic spinal cord injury; Figure 2.3; Figure 2.4; Figure 2.5; Figure 2.6; Figure 2.7; Figure 2.8; Figure 2.9; Non-traumatic spinal cord injury; Spinal cord injury mortality and life expectancy; Table 2.4; Figure 2.10; Costs of spinal cord injury; Figure 2.11; Table 2.5; Figure 2.12; Data and evidence for spinal cord injury; Data sources; Table 2.6; Information standards |
Data issues and concernsDefinitions and standardization of data; Underreporting; Other issues; Conclusion and recommendations; Improve comparability by using international standards for data collection; Improve national spinal cord injury statistics; Encourage and improve spinal cord injury research; Ch 3; Prevention of spinal cord |
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