Incidence of traumatic peripheral nerve injuries and amputations in Sweden between 1998 and 2006

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 217-228

  Asplund, Maria ^a,d   Nilsson, Mats ^a   Jacobsson, Anders ^b   Von Holst, Hans ^a,c  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Traumatic amputations; Traumatic nerve injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CHILD; FEMALE; FINGER AMPUTATION; FOOT AMPUTATION; HAND AMPUTATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; KNEE AMPUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SWEDEN; TRAUMATIC AMPUTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; REGISTRIES; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58649100228     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000197900     Document Type: Article

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