Spinal Cord Injury

Research from Medical University of South Carolina has provided new data on spinal cord injury

Published in Hospital Business Week, March 15th, 2009

In this recently published study, investigators in the United States conducted a study "To test hypothesized relationships between multiple behavioral indicators and mortality among persons with spinal cord injury (SCI), while controlling for biographic and injury characteristics. Prospective cohort study with behavioral data collected by mailed survey in late 1997 and early 1998."

"Mortality status was ascertained as of December 31, 2005. A large rehabilitation hospital in the southeastern United States. Adults (N = 1386) with traumatic SCI, at least 1 year postinjury. Not applicable. Primary outcome was time from survey to mortality or censoring. Mortality status...

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Source: Hospital Business Week (2009-03-15)

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