Mortality, morbidity, and psychosocial outcomes of persons spinal cord injured more than 20 years ago

Paraplegia

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 1992, Pages 617-630

  Whiteneck, G G ^a   Charlifue, S W ^a   Frankel, H L ^b   Fraser, M H ^c   Gardner, B P ^b   Gerhart, K A ^a   Krishnan, K R ^c   Menter, R R ^a   Nuseibeh, I ^b   Short, D J ^b   Silver, J R ^b  

^a CRAIG HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b STOKE MANDEVILLE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c The Regional Spinal Injuries Centre ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Long term survival; Morbidity; Mortality; Quality of life; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGE; MORBIDITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.;

EID: 0027074221     PISSN: 00311758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.1992.124     Document Type: Article

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