Survival after spinal cord injury: A systematic review

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1517-1528

  Van Den Berg, Maayken E L ^a   Castellote, Juan M ^a,b   De Pedro Cuesta, Jesús ^c,d   Ignacio, Mahillo Fernandez ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c CARLOS III INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Spain)

^d CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA EN RED SOBRE ENFERMEDADES NEURODEGENERATIVAS CIBERNED   (Spain)

Author keywords

epidemiology; spinal cord injury; survival

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; HUMAN; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; LIFE TABLES; PROGNOSIS; QUADRIPLEGIA; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SURVIVAL;

EID: 77955876085     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2009.1138     Document Type: Review

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