Pediatric spinal cord injury in Sweden: Incidence, etiology and outcome

Spinal Cord

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 328-336

  Augutis, M ^a   Levi, R ^b  

^a SUNDSVALL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Care; Epidemiology; Pediatric; Prevention; Spinal cord injury; Traumatic

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAUDA EQUINA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; FALLING; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPORT INJURY; SWEDEN; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; AGING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; JOURNALISM, MEDICAL; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PEDIATRICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SWEDEN;

EID: 0038173651     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101478     Document Type: Article

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