Correlation of outcome measures with epidemiological factors in thoracolumbar spinal trauma

Indian Journal of Orthopaedics

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 290-294

  Upendra, Bidre ^a   Mahesh, Bijjawara ^a   Sharma, Lalit ^a   Khandwal, Pankaj ^a   Ahmed, Abrar ^a   Chowdhury, Buddhadev ^a   Jayaswal, Arvind ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Thoracolumbar fractures; Trauma care system

Indexed keywords

EID: 36348974518     PISSN: 00195413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5413.36989     Document Type: Article

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