Demographic profile of traumatic spinal cord injuries admitted at Indian spinal injuries Centre with special emphasis on mode of injury: A retrospective study

Spinal Cord

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 745-754

  Chhabra, H S ^a   Arora, M ^a  

^a INDIAN SPINAL INJURIES CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Demographics; Epidemiological differences; Indian; Mode of injury; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FALLING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPORT INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PILOT PROJECTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880167940     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2012.45     Document Type: Article

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