Clinical significance of abnormal electrocardiographic findings in individuals aging with spinal injury and abnormal lipid profiles

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 473-476

  Szlachcic, Yaga ^a   Carrothers, LeeAnne ^a,b   Adkins, Rodney ^a   Waters, Robert ^a  

^a RANCHO LOS AMIGOS NATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTER   (United States)

^b CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk; Electrocardiogram; Lipid profile; Myocardiol infarction; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; SPINE INJURY;

EID: 37049037707     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2007.11754580     Document Type: Article

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