Gunshot versus nongunshot spinal cord injury: Acute care and rehabilitation outcomes

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 366-370

  Putzke, John D ^a   Richards, J Scott ^a,b   Devivo, Michael J ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute care; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injury; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT TREATMENT;

SPINAL CORD;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; OCCUPATION; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; OCCUPATIONS; REHABILITATION CENTERS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 0035034477     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-200105000-00008     Document Type: Review

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