Long-term follow-up study of bilateral above-the-knee amputees from the Vietnam war

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1384-1390

  Colonel, Lieutenant ^a,b   Dougherty, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b WILLIAM BEAUMONT ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMPLOYABILITY; FAMILY LIFE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032868447     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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