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. 2017 May;475(5):1499-1504.
doi: 10.1007/s11999-016-5133-4. Epub 2016 Nov 4.

Classifications In Brief: American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Impairment Scale

Timothy T Roberts  1 , Garrett R Leonard  2 , Daniel J Cepela  2
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Classifications In Brief: American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Impairment Scale

Timothy T Roberts et al. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2017 May.
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The American Spinal Injury Association International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury form used to evaluate spinal cord injury is presented. (American Spinal Injury Association. International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury. Atlanta, GA, Revised 2011, Updated 2015. Published with permission of the American Spinal Injury Association, Richmond, VA, USA.)
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