Transportation of patients with acute traumatic cervical spine injuries

Neurosurgery

Volumn 50, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2002, Pages

  Hadley, Mark N ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; DATA BASE; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; LIBRARY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; INJURY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE INJURY; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL INJURIES; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 18544396420     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006123-200203001-00006     Document Type: Review

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