Time to diagnosis of intraspinal tumors

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 621-624

  Jellema, Korné ^a   Van Overbeeke, J J ^a   Teepen, H L J M ^a   Visser, L H ^a  

^a Microvida Laboratory for Medical Microbiology and Immunology   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Intraspinal tumor; Time to diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HERNIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYELOGRAPHY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 23644433362     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2005.01043.x     Document Type: Article

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