Expectations of Health, Independence, and Quality of Life Among Aging Spinal Cord-Injured Adults

Assistive Technology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 130-136

  McColl, Mary Ann ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Spinal cord injury; Survival

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HUMAN REHABILITATION ENGINEERING; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

QUALITY OF LIFE; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

HANDICAPPED PERSONS;

ADULT; AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SURVIVAL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGING; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 0033506891     PISSN: 10400435     EISSN: 19493614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10400435.1999.10131997     Document Type: Article

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