Cervical spine injuries in a teaching hospital of eastern region of Nepal: A clinico-epidemiological study

Journal of the Nepal Medical Association

Volumn 46, Issue 167, 2007, Pages 107-111

  Shrestha, Dipak ^a   Garg, M ^b   Singh, G K ^b   Singh, M P ^b   Sharma, U K ^a  

^a KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

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

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Clinico epidemiological study; Injury; Neural deficit

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK; NEPAL; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUADRIPLEGIA; SEX RATIO; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; SPINAL INJURIES;

EID: 42249103287     PISSN: 00282715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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