A Review of the management of upper-limb amputees

Critical Reviews in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 297-322

  Jones, L E ^a   Davidson, J ^a  

^a PRINCE HENRY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arm amputee; Pain; Prosthesis; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BACLOFEN; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; DOSULEPIN; GABAPENTIN; MEXILETINE; NORTRIPTYLINE; PROPRANOLOL; VALPROIC ACID;

AMPUTATION STUMP; ARM AMPUTATION; ARM PROSTHESIS; DEVICE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHANTOM PAIN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REHABILITATION; REVIEW; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

EID: 0030427225     PISSN: 08962960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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