The epidemiology and economics of spinal cord injury

Paraplegia

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1987, Pages 225-228

  Stover, S L ^a   Fine, P R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MORTALITY; PARAPLEGIA; QUADRIPLEGIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PARAPLEGIA; QUADRIPLEGIA; SEX FACTORS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0023359929     PISSN: 00311758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.1987.40     Document Type: Article

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