Prehospital transport of patients with spinal cord injury in Nigeria

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 308-311

  Kawu, Ahidjo Abdulkadiri ^a   Olayinka, Salami A ^b   Ayokunle, Olawepo ^c   Mustapha, Alimi F ^b   Sulaiman, Gbadegesin A A ^b   Gbolahan, Adebule T ^b  

^a Orthopaedics UATH Gwagwalada ^*  (Nigeria)

^b National Orthopaedic Hospital Lagos   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Mortality; Multiple logistic progressions; Nigeria; Prehospital transport; Spinal cord injury; Univariate

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NIGERIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NIGERIA; PATIENT TRANSFER; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957980969     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/107902610X12883422813624     Document Type: Article

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