Falls in individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury

Spinal Cord

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-40

  Brotherton, S S ^a   Krause, J S ^a   Nietert, P J ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Spinal cord injury; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENT REPORT; MALE; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTAL SERVICE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOUTH CAROLINA; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 33846119841     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101909     Document Type: Article

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