Spinal cord injury and aging challenges and recommendations for future research

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 80-93

  Groah, Suzanne L ^a   Charlifue, Susan ^a,b   Tate, Denise ^a,c   Jensen, Mark P ^a,d   Molton, Ivan R ^a,d   Forchheimer, Martin ^a,c   Krause, James S ^a,e   Lammertse, Daniel P ^a,b   Campbell, Margaret ^a,f  

^a NATIONAL REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CRAIG HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^f Department of Health and Human Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Health conditions; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARAPLEGIA; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUADRIPLEGIA; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PARAPLEGIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856303730     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e31821f70bc     Document Type: Article

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