Etiological spectrum of non-traumatic myelopathies: Experience from a tertiary care centre

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 54, Issue JUNE, 2006, Pages 445-448

  Chaurasia, R N ^a   Verma, A ^a   Joshi, D ^a   Misra, S ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELITIS; PARAPLEGIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUADRIPLEGIA; RADIOGRAPHY; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPONDYLOSIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELITIS, TRANSVERSE; PARAPLEGIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL OSTEOPHYTOSIS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33744722401     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: 00045772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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