Targeting teenagers in a spinal cord injury prevention program.
The problem of teenage spinal cord injury (SCI) secondary to gunshot wounds was observed in a model SCI system. By identifying one factor, 'risk taking', in which the system could intervene, a SCI prevention program was developed that has had major community attention. Hopefully, it will also meet the needs of other communities experiencing interpersonal violence among adolescents.
Weingarden
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Southeastern Michigan Spinal Cord Injury System, Rehabilitation Institute, Detroit 48201.
Graham
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D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011315:Preventive Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D012309:Risk-Taking; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014743:Videotape Recording; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000517:prevention & control*