Paraplegia: A postal survey of morbidity trends in India

Spinal Cord

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 664-670

  Gupta, N ^a,b   Solomon, J ^a   Raja, K ^a  

^a MANIPAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Sardar Bhagwan Singh Post Gratudate Institute of Biomedical Sciences & Research   (India)

Author keywords

Morbidities; Pain; Pressure sore; Spasticity; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; DECUBITUS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PAIN; PARAPLEGIA; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SPASTICITY;

CATHETERS, INDWELLING; DEMOGRAPHY; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; INDIA; MORBIDITY; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; PAIN; PARAPLEGIA; POSTAL SERVICE; PRESSURE ULCER; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES;

EID: 34948815614     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3102037     Document Type: Article

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