title: Managing the growing number of spinal cord-injured elderly.
abstract: Management of spinal cord-injured patients has generally focused upon young or middle-aged adults victimized by trauma. These days, however, more and more such patients are over 60 and have as much need for informed primary care.
authors.affiliation: University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Teasell
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Allatt
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005194:Family Practice / Q000379:methods*; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010351:Patient Discharge; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*