Are the characteristics of the patient with a spinal cord injury changing?

Spinal Cord

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 29-33

  Sebastia Alcacer V ^a   Alcanyis Alberola, M ^b   Giner Pascual, M ^a   Gomez Pajares, F ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^b Hosp Francesc de Boija de Gandia   (Spain)

Author keywords

accident prevention; epidemiology; spinal cord injury; traffic accident; traumatic injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENDER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891746471     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2013.128     Document Type: Article

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