Purpose in life as a mediator of adjustment after spinal cord injury

Rehabilitation Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 100-108

  Thompson, Nancy J ^a   Coker, Jennifer ^b,c   Krause, James S ^b   Henry, Else ^a,d  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SHEPHERD CENTER   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONALITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 0242516004     PISSN: 00905550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0090-5550.48.2.100     Document Type: Article

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