Clinico-epidemiological study of spinal injuries in a predominantly rural population of eastern Nepal: A 10 years' analysis

Indian Journal of Orthopaedics

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 286-289

  Bajracharya, Suraj ^a   Singh, Mahipal ^a   Singh, Girish ^a   Shrestha, Bikram ^a  

^a B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Clinico epidemiological study; Retrospective review; Spinal injuries; Treatment of spinal injuries

Indexed keywords

EID: 36349001123     PISSN: 00195413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5413.36988     Document Type: Article

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