Assessment of stature in spinal cord injury

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 36-42

  Garshick, Eric ^a   Ashba, Jacqueline ^a   Tun, Carlos G ^a   Lieberman, Steven L ^a   Brown, Robert ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Armspan; Pulmonary function; Stature

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 0030633498     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.1997.11734580     Document Type: Article

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