Long-term adjustment and community reintegration following spinal cord injury

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 157-164

  Boschen, Kathryn A ^a,b   Tonack, Mark ^a   Gargaro, Judith ^a  

^a TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Community integration; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; PATIENT REHABILITATION;

INJURY;

MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 0142010644     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004356-200309000-00001     Document Type: Article

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