Survival after spinal cord injury in Finland

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 481-485

  Ahoniemi, Eija ^a   Pohjolainen, Timo ^b   Kautiainen, Hannu ^b,c  

^a Invalidiliitto ry   (Finland)

^b Rehabilitation ORTON   (Finland)

^c Central Hospital of Central Finland   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cause of death; Epidemiology; Risk indicator; Traumatic spinal cord injury mortality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959552043     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0812     Document Type: Article

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