The influence of age and gender on rehabilitation outcomes in nontraumatic spinal cord injury

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 225-237

  New, Peter W ^a,b  

^a Caulfield General Medical Centre   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age factors; Functional independence measure; Outcome assessment (health care); Rehabilitation; Sex distribution; Spinal cord injuries, traumatic, nontraumatic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BLADDER AND BOWEL MANAGEMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; GAIT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MOBILITY; PNEUMONIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REHABILITATION CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL PAIN; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 34447640362     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2007.11753930     Document Type: Conference Paper

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