Neglected spinal injuries

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 431, Issue , 2005, Pages 93-103

  Sengupta, Dilip K ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERNET; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE INJURY; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 13244256965     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.blo.0000151878.67386.a1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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