Spinal cord injury medicine. 1. Etiology, classification, and acute medical management

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 83, Issue 3 SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages

  Kirshblum, Steven C ^a,f   Groah, Suzanne L ^b   McKinley, William O ^c   Gittler, Michelle S ^d   Stiens, Steven A ^e  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f Address Correspondence to Steven Kirshblum   (United States)

Author keywords

ASIA classification; Examination; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injuries; Treatment

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; GROWTH INHIBITOR; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; AGING; BALLOON CATHETER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OXYGENATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STOMACH ULCER; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT PLANNING; URINE RETENTION; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

EID: 0036194875     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/apmr.2002.32156     Document Type: Review

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