An assessment of factors affecting neurological recovery after spinal cord injury with vertebral fracture

Paraplegia

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 164-166

  Bravo, P ^a   Labarta, C ^a   Alcaraz, M A ^a   Mendoza, J ^a   Verdu A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL VIRGEN DE LA SALUD   (Spain)

Author keywords

Neurological recovery; Spinal cord injury; Vertebral fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TIME; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

EID: 28144434229     PISSN: 00311758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.1996.29     Document Type: Article

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