Perceived causes of change in function and quality of life for people with long duration spinal cord injury

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 164-171

  Price, Glenda L ^a   Kendall, Melissa ^b   Amsters, Delena I ^c   Pershouse, Kiley J ^c  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Transitional Rehabilitation Program   (Australia)

^c Spinal Outreach Team   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PAIN; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TELEPHONE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1542715930     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269215504cr714oa     Document Type: Article

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