Quality of life among aging spinal cord injured persons: Long term rehabilitation outcomes

Paraplegia

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 1991, Pages 514-520

  Eisenberg, M G ^a   Saltz, C C ^b  

^a Hampton VA Medical Center   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geriatrics; Quality of life; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

AGING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

AGED; HUMAN; LONG-TERM CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 0026059362     PISSN: 00311758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.1991.74     Document Type: Article

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