Incidence and epidemiology of spinal cord injury within a closed American population: The United States military (2000-2009)

Spinal Cord

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 874-879

  Schoenfeld, A J ^a   McCriskin, B ^a   Hsiao, M ^b   Burks, R ^c  

^a Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso   (United States)

^b CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

epidemiology; incidence; spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DATA BASE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL CORD INJURY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051547660     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2011.18     Document Type: Article

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