Survival and mobility in open spina bifida: Comparison of results from the United States and the United Kingdom

International Journal on Disability and Human Development

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 101-106

  Oakeshott, Pippa ^a   Kerry, Sally ^a   Hunt, Gillian M ^b   Strauss, David J ^c   Shavelle, Robert M ^c   Reynolds, Robert J ^c  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c University of San Francisco   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

comparison; functional ability; Kaplan Meier; life expectancy; logistic regression; mobility; mortality; person years; spina bifida; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PATIENT MOBILITY; SPINA BIFIDA; SURVIVAL TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 43149087794     PISSN: 21911231     EISSN: 21910367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJDHD.2008.7.1.101     Document Type: Article

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