Body mass index in spinal cord injury - A retrospective study

Spinal Cord

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 92-94

  Gupta, N ^a   White, K T ^a,b   Sandford, P R ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b CLEMENT J ZABLOCKI VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Obesity; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS; CALCULATION; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OBESITY; PARAPLEGIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PARAPLEGIA; PREVALENCE; QUADRIPLEGIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; VETERANS; WISCONSIN;

EID: 31944437154     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101790     Document Type: Review

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