Importance of access to research information among individuals with spinal cord injury: Results of an evidenced-based questionnaire

Spinal Cord

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 529-535

  Edwards, L ^a,b,e   Krassioukov, A ^a,b,c,d,e   Fehlings, M G ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Information accessibility; Quality of life; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STATISTICS; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0036796616     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101364     Document Type: Article

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