Spinal cord injury and physical activity: Preservation of the body

Spinal Cord

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 344-351

  Galea, M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Deconditioning; Health and fitness; Human spinal cord injury; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

BODY COMPOSITION; BONE INJURY; CIRCULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXERCISE; FITNESS; HEALTH; HUMAN; MUSCLE INJURY; NERVE FUNCTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ANIMALS; BLOOD CIRCULATION; BODY COMPOSITION; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 84860781081     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2011.149     Document Type: Conference Paper

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