A 50-year follow-up of the incidence of traumatic spinal cord injuries in Western Norway

Spinal Cord

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 313-318

  Hagen, E M ^a,b   Eide, G E ^a,b   Rekand, T ^a   Gilhus, N E ^a,b   Gronning, M ^a,b  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Etiologies; Incidence; Prevalence; Traumatic spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; NORWAY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950516495     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2009.133     Document Type: Article

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