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Spinal cord injury : progress, promise, and priorities /

An estimated 11,000 spinal cord injuries occur each year in the United States and more than 200,000 Americans are currently living with a spinal cord injury. A spinal cord injury affects many systems and functions of the body that are vital to health and well-being and can result in paralysis, bowel...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Spinal Cord Injury
Otros Autores: Liverman, Catharyn T.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : National Academies Press, ©2005.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Progression of spinal cord injury
  • Tools for assessing spinal cord injury and repair
  • Current therapeutic interventions
  • Progress toward neuronal repair and regeneration
  • Developing new therapeutic interventions: from the laboratory to the clinic
  • Research organization: creating an environment to accelerate progress
  • State programs in spinal cord injury
  • Appendixes.