Health services needs and quality of life assessment of individuals with brain injuries: A pilot cross-sectional study

Brain Injury

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 577-591

  Man, David W K ^a   Lee, E W T ^a   Tong, E C H ^a   Yip, S C S ^a   Lui, W F ^a   Lam, C S ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTERVIEW; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL WORK; VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE; WELLBEING;

EID: 2342457719     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699050310001646143     Document Type: Article

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