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Savings of loss-of-life expectancy and lifetime medical costs from prevention of spinal cord injuries: analysis of nationwide data followed for 17 years
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  • Wei-Chih Lien Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan Ph.D. Program in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Wei-Ming Wang Department of Statistics, College of Management, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Fuhmei Wang Department of Economics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Jung-Der Wang Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan Departments of Internal Medicine and Occupational and Environmental Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Dr Jung-Der Wang, Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; jdwang121{at}gmail.com
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Lien W, Wang W, Wang F, et al
Savings of loss-of-life expectancy and lifetime medical costs from prevention of spinal cord injuries: analysis of nationwide data followed for 17 years
Injury Prevention 2021;27:567-573.

Publication history

  • Received August 6, 2020
  • Revised December 27, 2020
  • Accepted January 3, 2021
  • First published January 22, 2021.
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January 07, 2022

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