Survival following spinal cord injury in Israel

Spinal Cord

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 595-598

  Catz, A ^a,b   Thaleisnik, M ^c   Fishel, B ^c   Ronen, J ^a   Spasser, R ^a   Fredman, B ^d   Shabtay, E ^c   Gepstein, R ^b,d  

^a LOEWENSTEIN REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Mortality; Risk factors; SCI; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0036844978     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101391     Document Type: Article

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