Spinal cord injuries among paragliders in Norway

Spinal Cord

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 412-416

  Rekand, T ^a   Schaanning, E E ^b   Varga, V ^a   Schattel, U ^c   Gronning, M ^a  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b SUNNAAS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Disability; Extreme sport; Neuropathic pain; Paragliding

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; EMPLOYMENT; EXTREME SPORT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORBIDITY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE FRACTURE; SPORT INJURY; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URINARY DYSFUNCTION;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 44849114269     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3102158     Document Type: Article

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