Body image and patients with amputations: Does the prosthesis maintain the balance?

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 355-363

  Fisher, Keren ^a   Hanspal, Rajiv ^a  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amputation; Body image; Distress; Mobility; Prosthetic satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

BODY IMAGE DISRUPTION;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG PROSTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; ONSET AGE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS;

EID: 0032443959     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004356-199812000-00002     Document Type: Article

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