Rehabilitation and treatment of spinal cord tumors

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 4-11

  Raj, Vishwa S ^a   Lofton, Latanya ^a  

^a Carolinas Rehabilitation ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Neurological manifestations; Quality of life; Recovery of function; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injuries; Spinal cord neoplasms; Therapeutics

Indexed keywords

CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER REHABILITATION; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMORBIDITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MOOD; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD CANCER; CONVALESCENCE; PROGNOSIS; SPINAL CORD TUMOR;

HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84876053711     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: 20457723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2045772312Y.0000000015     Document Type: Review

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