Influence of the neurological level of spinal cord injury on cardiovascular outcomes in humans: A meta-analysis

Spinal Cord

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 484-492

  West, C R ^a   Mills, P ^a   Krassioukov, A V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b GF STRONG REHABILITATION CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

autonomic; blood pressure; heart rate; paraplegia; tetraplegia

Indexed keywords

BODY POSITION; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; PATIENT POSITIONING; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 84863720822     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2012.17     Document Type: Review

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