Traumatic vs non-traumatic spinal cord lesions: Comparison of neurological and functional outcome after in-patient rehabilitation

Spinal Cord

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 482-487

  Gupta, A ^a   Taly, A B ^a   Srivastava, A ^a   Vishal, S ^a   Murali, T ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

ASIA impairment scale; Barthel Index; Length of stay; Traumatic and non traumatic SCL

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIA IMPAIRMENT RATING SCALE; BARTHEL INDEX; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; ORTHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD LESION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; REHABILITATION CENTERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 46749086670     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3102168     Document Type: Article

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