Survival of Persons With Locked-In Syndrome

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1005-

  Shavelle, Robert M ^a   Strauss, David J ^a   Katz, Richard T ^b  

^a Life Expectancy Project   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE FACILITY; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LETTER; LOCKED IN SYNDROME; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME;

ADULT; APHASIA; CONSCIOUSNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUADRIPLEGIA;

EID: 42649109361     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.03.004     Document Type: Letter

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