Struggle with traumatic spinal cord injury: a need for improved surgical and rehabilitation services.

Neurosurg Rev

Injury Prevention and Disability Unit, Registrar Neurosurgery, Brain Surgery Hospital, Research Fellow at Violence, Health Services Academy, Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations & Coordination, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Published: August 2024

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