Estimating social adjustment following spinal trauma - II: Population trends and effects of compensation on adjustment

Spinal Cord

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 349-357

  Glass, Clive A ^a   Jackson, Howard F ^b   Dutton, Jonathan ^a   Charlifue, Susan ^c   Orritt, Christine ^a  

^a District General Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b Transitional Rehabilitation Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c CRAIG HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Compensation; Litigation; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030953043     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3100448     Document Type: Article

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