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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.
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Supported in part by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research. Grant No. G008535196.
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Weingarden, S., Graham, P. Targeting teenagers in a spinal cord injury prevention program. Spinal Cord 29, 65–69 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1991.8
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