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Fever During Rehabilitation in Patients With Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: Analysis of 392 Cases From a National Rehabilitation Hospital in Turkey

Sibel Unsal-DelialiogluAnkara Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
Kurtulus KayaAnkara Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
, MD,
Sule Sahin-OnatAnkara Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
, MD,
Fazil KulakliAnkara Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
, MD,
Canan CulhaAnkara Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
, MD &
Sumru OzelAnkara Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
, MD
Pages 243-248 | Received 29 Jul 2009, Accepted 07 Feb 2010, Published online: 10 Mar 2016

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