A prospective assessment of mortality in chronic spinal cord injury

Spinal Cord

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 408-416

  Garshick, E ^a,d   Kelley, A ^b   Cohen, S A ^c   Garrison, A ^d   Tun, C G ^e   Gagnon, D ^c   Brown, R ^f  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Heart diseases; Mortality; Smoking; Spinal cord injury (SCI)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG INSUFFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ENGLAND; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 22844448197     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101729     Document Type: Article

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