Risk Factors Predicting Mortality in Spinal Cord Injury in Nigeria
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Nigeria Spinal cord injury Mortality Multivariate
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Complications and causes of death in spinal cord injury patients in Nigeria.
BACKGROUND There have been many reports on the problems of spinal cord injury (SCI) in Nigeria but few have reported on the complications and causes of death in spinal cord injured patients. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to determine the complications, causes of death and associated risk factors in patients with SCI within six months post injury. METHODS Patients were retrospect...
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تاریخ انتشار 2011