Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 20-23 , January 2008

Determining prognosis after spinal cord injury

  • Xoan Miguens Vazquez, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Monforte Hospital, Corredoira s/n 27400 Monforte de Lemos, Lugo, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Maria Sol Rodriguez, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Forensic Science, School of Medicine, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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  • Jose Manuel Suarez Peñaranda, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Forensic Science, School of Medicine, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
    • ,
  • Luis Concheiro, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Forensic Science, School of Medicine, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
    • ,
  • Jose Ignacio Muñoz Barus, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Legal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Received 19 July 2006 ,Revised 6 June 2007

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PII: S1752-928X(07)00091-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2007.06.003

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 20-23 , January 2008

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