Expectations of independence and life satisfaction among ageing spinal cord injured adults

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 21, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 231-240

  McColl, Mary Ann ^a   Stirling, Paul ^b   Walker, Janice ^b   Corey, Paul ^c   Wilkins, Russell ^d  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Lyndhurst Spinal Cord Centre   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d STATISTICS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CANADA; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFE SATISFACTION; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 0033025657     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/096382899297657     Document Type: Article

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