Management of a tetraplegic patient in a small rural hospital in Uganda

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 660-661

  Lederer, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Hospitals, rural; Quadriplegia, rehabilitation; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; COMMUNITY MEDICINE; DISEASE COURSE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; RURAL AREA; TRACTION THERAPY; UGANDA;

EID: 0033040324     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.1999.tb00423.x     Document Type: Article

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