Long-term follow-up of unilateral transfemoral amputees from the vietnam war

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 718-723

  Dougherty, Paul J ^a  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Land mine; Transfemoral amputees; War wounds

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; EMPLOYABILITY; FEMUR FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LONG TERM CARE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; VIET NAM;

AMPUTEES; BLAST INJURIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMUR; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VIETNAM; WAR;

EID: 0038070583     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000046260.16866.A9     Document Type: Article

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