Methylprednisolone for acute spinal cord injury an inappropriate standard of care

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 93, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2000, Pages 1-7

  John Hurlbert, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Methylprednisolone; Pharmacotherapy; Practice guideline; Spinal cord injury; Spinal cord injury trial; Steroid

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ACUTE DISEASE; DECISION MAKING; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TOUCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0342647473     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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