The Chiari symptom profile: Development and validation of a Chiari-/syringomyelia-specific questionnaire

Journal of Neuroscience Nursing

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 205-210

  Mueller, Diane M ^a   Oró, John J ^a  

^a The Neurosurgery Center of Colorado   (United States)

Author keywords

Arnold Chiari malformation; Chiari malformation; Hindbrain herniation; Quality of life; Syringomyelia; Syrinx

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884507921     PISSN: 08880395     EISSN: 19452810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JNN.0b013e3182986573     Document Type: Article

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