The relations between social support, life stress, and quality of Life following spinal decompression surgery

Spinal Cord

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 553-558

  Laxton, A W ^a   Perrin, R G ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Life stress; Lumbar spine; Quality of life; Social support; Spinal decompression surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE DISEASE; STRESS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPINAL DISEASES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141922131     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101432     Document Type: Article

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