Routing through the health care system and level of functioning of lower limb amputees

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 253-262

  Uiterwijk, A E M ^a,f   Remerie, S C ^b   Rol, M ^c   Sier, J C ^d   Stam, H J ^e   Terburg, M ^a  

^a Rehabilitation Centre Delft   (Netherlands)

^b Erasmus MC University Medical Center and Rijndam Rehabilitation Center Rotterdam   (Netherlands)

^c Gemeente Den Haag   (Netherlands)

^d LEYENBURG HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^e ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f Revalidatiecentrum Delft   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; KNEE AMPUTATION; LEG; LEG AMPUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOME; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROSTHESIS; REHABILITATION; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 0030726286     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026921559701100310     Document Type: Article

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