Patient and caregiver knowledge of autonomic dysreflexia among youth with spinal cord injury

Spinal Cord

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 681-686

  Schottler, J ^a   Vogel, L ^a,b   Chafetz, R ^c   Mulcahey, M J ^c  

^a SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic dysreflexia; Secondary medical complications; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA; CAREGIVER; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JUVENILE; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PARAPLEGIA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; RACE; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA; CAREGIVERS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70149100001     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2009.12     Document Type: Article

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