Life satisfaction of persons with spinal cord injury compared to a population group

Scandinavian Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 23-30

  Post, Marcel W M ^a   Van Dijk, Alphons J ^b   Van Asbeck, Floris W A ^c   Schrijvers, August J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b Rehabilitation Centre Het Roessingh   (Netherlands)

^c Rehabilitation Centre De Hoogstraat   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Happiness; Life satisfaction; Quality of life; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 0031907312     PISSN: 00365505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655098444282     Document Type: Article

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