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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Spinal Cord Injury
Other Authors: Liverman, Catharyn T.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, DC : National Academies Press, ©2005.
Subjects:
Spinal cord > Wounds and injuries.
Spinal cord > Wounds and injuries > Research > United States.
Medical policy.
Research.
Health Policy > United States.
Research > United States.
Research report > United States.
State Government > United States.
Spinal Cord Injuries > United States.
Research Report
Spinal Cord Injuries
Health Policy
Research
State Government
Moelle épinière > Lésions et blessures.
Moelle épinière > Lésions et blessures > Recherche > États-Unis.
Politique sanitaire.
Recherche.
research (function)
MEDICAL > Surgery > General.
Medical policy
Spinal cord > Wounds and injuries
Spinal cord > Wounds and injuries > Research
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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