Spinal cord injury in Manitoba: A provincial epidemiological study

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 6-10

  McCammon, James R ^a   Ethans, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Epidemiology; Non traumatic; Retrospective; Spinal cord injury; Traumatic

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; REHABILITATION CARE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; AGE DISTRIBUTION; FALLING; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MANITOBA; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 79953050450     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/107902610X12923394765733     Document Type: Article

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