Breathlessness in spinal cord injury depends on injury level

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 97-101

  Ayas, Najib T ^a   Garshick, Eric ^b   Lieberman, Steven L ^c   Wien, Matthew F ^d   Tun, Carlos ^d   Brown, Robert ^e  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Medical Center 3   (Germany)

^c Spin Cord Inj Serv Med Service   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Breathlessness; Questionnaires; Spinal cord diseases; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING DISORDER; CERVICAL SPINE; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMAN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUADRIPLEGIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; VERTEBRA; WHEELCHAIR;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUADRIPLEGIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 0033139556     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.1999.11719553     Document Type: Article

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