Lack of justification for routine abdominal ultrasonography in patients with chronic spinal cord injury

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 101-108

  Sipski, Marca L ^a   Estores, Irene M ^b   Alexander, Craig J ^b   Guo, Xiaohui ^b   Chandralapaty, S K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

SCI; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT TREATMENT; RESEARCH; ULTRASONICS;

SPINAL CORD; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLELITHIASIS; COMMON BILE DUCT DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; LIVER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANCREATITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPLENOMEGALY;

EID: 1542374036     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2004.01.0101     Document Type: Article

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