Autonomic function and spinal cord injury: Are we at a crossroads?

Spinal Cord

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 402-405

  Alexander, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic function; Clinical trials; Male female; Resources; Sexual; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLIMATE CHANGE; DERMATOME; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPINAL CORD INJURY; THERMOREGULATION;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMANS; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 44849142359     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3102165     Document Type: Article

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