Background Representing 2% of the general population, American Indians/Alaska Natives
(AIs/ANs) were associated with 0.5%(63) of the estimated 12,500 new cases of spinal cord …

Abstract Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) is an acute trauma to the neural elements resulting in
temporary or permanent sensory and motor deficit. Studies have indicated that although …

Objective To examine the longitudinal effects of race/ethnicity on hospitalization among
adults with spinal cord injury (SCI) in the 10-year period after initial injury. Design …

Study design Retrospective observational cohort study. Objectives Estimate spinal cord
injury (SCI) prevalence in First Nations and non-First Nations populations and compare …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate heath disparities as a function of race
and gender and the extent to which socioeconomic factors mediate disparities among …

A number of researchers have identified differences in SCI outcomes between racial and
ethnic groups, but findings have never been synthesized to give clinicians and researchers …

Objective To examine racial and ethnic differences in self-care and mobility outcomes for
persons with a motor complete, traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) at discharge and 1-year …

Putzke JD, Hicken BL, Richards JS. Race: predictor versus proxy variable? Outcomes after
spinal cord injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2002; 83: 1603-11. Objective: To examine the …

Meade MA, Cifu DX, Seel RT, McKinley WO, Kreutzer JS. Medical procedures,
complications, and outcomes for patients with spinal cord injury: a multicenter investigation …

Objective To examine the role of residential neighborhood characteristics in accounting for
race disparities in participation among a large sample of community-living adults with …