Living with achondroplasia: Quality of life evaluation following cervico-medullary decompression

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 131 A, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 163-167

  Ho, Nicola C ^a,b   Guarnieri, Michael ^b   Brant, Larry J ^a   Park, Susan S ^a   Sun, Bonnie ^a   North, Marisa ^b   Francomano, Clair A ^a   Carson, Benjamin S ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervico medullary compression; Decompression; Foramen magnum; Mortality; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ACHONDROPLASIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; APNEA; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICOMEDULLARY DECOMPRESSION; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACHONDROPLASIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 9644295972     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.30342     Document Type: Article

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