Sports participation in individuals with spinal cord injury: Demographic and psychological correlates

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 159-168

  Foreman, P E ^a   Cull, J ^a   Kirkby, R J ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Spinal cord injury; Wheelchair sports

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FUNCTIONS;

HIERARCHIAL DISCRIMINANT FUNCTION; SPORTS;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ADULT; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPORT INJURY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031171562     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004356-199706000-00005     Document Type: Article

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