Surgery for pressure ulcers improves general health and quality of life in patients with spinal cord injury

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 396-400

  Singh, Roop ^a   Singh, Raghubir ^a   Rohilla, Rajesh K ^a   Siwach, Ramchander ^a   Verma, Vineet ^a   Kaur, Kiranpreet ^a  

^a POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Flap; Pressure ulcers; Quality of life; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injuries; Surgery

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; PLASMA PROTEIN; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPOPROTEINEMIA; INDIA; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WELLBEING;

EID: 78449275778     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2010.11689718     Document Type: Article

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