Functional evaluation using motor scores after cervical spinal cord injuries

Spinal Cord

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 491-496

  Toh, Eiren ^a,b   Arima, Toru ^a   Mochida, Joji ^b   Omata, Masanari ^a   Matsui, Shizuka ^a  

^a Hakone National Hospital   (Japan)

^b TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living (ADL); American spinal injury association (ASIA) motor score; Cervical spinal cord injury; Frankel grading scale; Zancolli's classification

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CARE; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 0031851421     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3100606     Document Type: Article

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