Effect of age on spinal cord injury

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 275-276

  Fehlings, Michael G ^a   Furlan, Julio C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; COMORBIDITY; EDITORIAL; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 34748914628     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/SPI-07/09/275     Document Type: Editorial

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