Cervical spine immobilization before admission to the hospital

Neurosurgery

Volumn 50, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2002, Pages

  Hadley, Mark N ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LIBRARY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; INJURY; SPINE INJURY;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; PATIENT ADMISSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SPINAL INJURIES;

EID: 0036491974     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006123-200203001-00005     Document Type: Review

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