Postural changes with aging in tetraplegia: Effects on life satisfaction and pain

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 79, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1577-1581

  Boninger, Michael L ^a,d   Saur, Tracy ^b   Trefler, Elaine ^b   Hobson, Douglas A ^b   Burdett, Ray ^c   Cooper, Rory A ^a,b  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Physical Therapy School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d Div of Phys Med and Rehab   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY POSTURE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; LIFE SATISFACTION; PAIN; QUADRIPLEGIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCOLIOSIS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031672714     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(98)90424-5     Document Type: Article

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