Autonomic dysreflexia: Recognizing a common serious condition in patients with spinal cord injury;Dysréflexie autonome: Reconnaître un grave problème courant chez les patients victimes d'une lésion médullaire

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 831-835

  Milligan, James ^a   Lee, Joseph ^a   McMillan, Colleen ^a   Klassen, Hilary ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPTOPRIL; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; NIFEDIPINE;

AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KNOWLEDGE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYMPTOM;

AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84865425425     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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