Prosthetic Device Provision to Landmine Survivors in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Outcomes in 3 Ethnic Groups

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 19-28

  Burger, Helena ^a   Marinček, Črt ^a   Jaeger, Robert J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Amputees; Artificial limbs; Prosthesis fitting; Rehabilitation; War

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA; DEVICE; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIMB PROSTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0346728921     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2003.07.010     Document Type: Article

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