A multicentre follow-up of clinical aspects of traumatic spinal cord injury

Spinal Cord

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 404-410

  Pagliacci, M C ^a,d   Franceschini, M ^b   Di Clemente, B ^b   Agosti, M ^b   Spizzichino, L ^c  

^a Ospedale Silvestrini   (Italy)

^b Parma Hospital   (Italy)

^c Department of Prevention   (Italy)

^d SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clinical outcome; Complications; Follow up; Re admission; Survival; Traumatic spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DEATH; ENTEROPATHY; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION CENTER; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SURVIVAL; TELEPHONE; URINARY TRACT DISEASE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; COMORBIDITY; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT READMISSION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 34249936958     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101991     Document Type: Article

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