An analysis of the length of stay in traumatic and non-traumatic spinal cord injured patients: A rehabilitation unit experience in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 555-559

  Al Jadid, Maher S ^a   Robert, Asirvatham A ^b  

^a Riyadh Military Hospital ^*  (Saudi Arabia)

^b Research Center   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENDER; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REHABILITATION CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAUDI ARABIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL CORD INJURY; AGE; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ETHNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX FACTORS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 77954052284     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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