Rehabilitation of landmine victims - The ultimate challenge

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 665-670

  Walsh, Nicolas E ^a,b   Walsh, Wendy S ^c  

^a Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^b SOUTH TEXAS VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c University Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial limbs; Blast injuries rehabilitation complications; Cost of illness; Health care costs; Health services accessibility; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; INJURY; LANDMINE;

ARTICLE; BLAST INJURY; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LANDMINE; LENGTH OF STAY; LIMB PROSTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SOCIAL ASPECT; VICTIM; WEAPON;

ADULT; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; BLAST INJURIES; CHILD; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS;

EID: 0141919848     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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