Patient selection for clinical trials: The reliability of the early spinal cord injury examination

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 477-482

  Burns, Anthony S ^a   Lee, Bum Suk ^b   Ditunno Jr , John F ^a   Tessler, Alan ^c  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b National Rehabilitation Hospital   (South Korea)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Inclusion criteria; Prognosis; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGNOSIS; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 0037512468     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/089771503765355540     Document Type: Article

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