Evaluating sources of traumatic spinal cord injury surveillance data in Colorado

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 266-272

  Johnson, Renee L ^a,b   Gabella, Barbara A ^b   Gerhart, Kenneth A ^a   McCray, Jeannie ^b   Menconi, Jean C ^b   Whiteneck, Gale G ^a  

^a CRAIG HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Injury Epidemiology Program ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation studies; Population surveillance; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 0030856657     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009262     Document Type: Article

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