Rehabilitation in limb deficiency. 3. The geriatric amputee

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 77, Issue 3 SUPPL., 1996, Pages

  Andrews, Karen L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISABLED PERSON; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; LIMB DEFECT; LIMB PROSTHESIS; NUTRITION; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPUTATION; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; PHYSICAL MEDICINE; PROSTHESIS FITTING;

EID: 0029862898     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0003-9993(96)90238-5     Document Type: Article

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