Spinal cord injury without radiographic abnormality in children-the sciwora syndrome

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1989, Pages 654-664

  Pang, Dachling ^a   Pollack, Ian F ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MYELOGRAPHY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RESUSCITATION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL INJURIES; SPINE; SYNDROME;

EID: 0024347943     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-198905000-00021     Document Type: Article

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