Consequences of high-dose steroid therapy for acute spinal cord injury

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 279-284

  Gerndt, S J ^a   Rodriguez, J L ^c,d   Pawlik, J W ^a   Taheri, P A ^a   Wahl, W L ^a   Micheals, A J ^a   Papadopoulos, S M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STEROID THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031050315     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199702000-00017     Document Type: Article

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