Another piece to the epidemiological puzzle of traumatic spinal cord injury in Cape Town, South Africa: A population-based study2018
| dc.contributor.author | Phillips, J | |
| dc.contributor.author | Braaf, J | |
| dc.contributor.author | Joseph, C | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-07-13T10:48:29Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-07-13T10:48:29Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The epidemiology of traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) is poorly understood in developing countries. In South Africa (SA) specifically, two healthcare systems (private v. government funded) exist, and it is therefore important to assess patient characteristics in order to plan appropriately.To determine epidemiological characteristics of TSCI in the private healthcare system in Cape Town, SA, and compare findings with previously published data from the government sector. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Phillips, J. et al. (2018). Another piece to the epidemiological puzzle of traumatic spinal cord injury in Cape Town, South Africa: A population-based study. South African Medical Journal, 108(12), 1051–1054. https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2018.v108i12.13134 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2078-5135 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | 10.7196/SAMJ.2018.v108i12.13134 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10566/6398 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Health and Medical Publishing Group | en_US |
| dc.subject | Spinal cord injury | en_US |
| dc.subject | Incidence | en_US |
| dc.subject | Aetiology | en_US |
| dc.subject | Trauma | en_US |
| dc.subject | Epidemiology | en_US |
| dc.subject | South Africa | en_US |
| dc.title | Another piece to the epidemiological puzzle of traumatic spinal cord injury in Cape Town, South Africa: A population-based study2018 | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |