Respiratory care of patients with cervical spinal cord injury: A review

Critical Care and Resuscitation

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 64-73

  Arora, Sumesh ^a   Flower, Oliver ^b   Murray Nicholas, P S ^a   Lee, Bonsan B ^a,c  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING DISORDER; HUMAN; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TRACHEOSTOMY;

HUMANS; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 84863996990     PISSN: 14412772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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