Recent trends in mortality and causes of death among persons with spinal cord injury (original) (raw)

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Objective: To identify and quantify trends in mortality and causes of death among persons with spinal cord injury. Design: Cohort study. Setting: Model spinal cord injury care systems and Shriner's Hospitals spinal cord injury units throughout the United States. Patients: A total of 28,239 consecutive persons admitted to the model system or to a Shriner's Hospital within 1 year of injury. Main Outcome Measure: Length of survival and cause of death. Results: Among persons who were admitted to the model system within 1 day of injury, the odds of dying during the first postinjury year were reduced by 67% for persons injured

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