@article{4faee5c13eee473db421a4bbd75cd590,
title = "An epidemiological survey of acute spinal trauma caused by traffic accidents versus falls in Northern Taiwan",
abstract = "Background. Traffic accidents and falls are the major causes of spinal trauma, which result in serious personal and social loss. A comparison between causes and patients' characteristics can be important. Methods. A total of 681 spinal trauma patients were compared for differences, and the effects of age stratification of the differences are discussed. Results. Significant differences were observed between falls and traffic accidents in the following variables: age (P ",
keywords = "age, fall, neurological deficits, spinal trauma, traffic accident",
author = "Carlos Lam and Mau-Roung Lin and Shin-Han Tsai and Lee, {Wei Chen} and Cheuk-Sing Choy and Chu, {Shu Fen} and Wen-Ta Chiu",
note = "Funding Information: The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research and/or authorship of this article: Department of Health, Executive Yuan (Grant No. DOH-TD-B-111-002), National Health Research Institute (Grant No. NHRI-EX97-9707PI), and National Science Council (Grant No. NSC 96-2314-B- 038-010-MY2). Copyright: Copyright 2011 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.",
year = "2011",
month = nov,
doi = "10.1177/1010539510364669",
language = "English",
volume = "23",
pages = "957--966",
journal = "Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health",
issn = "1010-5395",
publisher = "SAGE Publications Inc.",
number = "6",
}
