Social Support and Adjustment after Spinal Cord Injury: Influence of Past Peer-Mentoring Experiences and Current Live-In Partner

Rehabilitation Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 140-149

  Sherman, J E ^a   DeVinney, D J ^b,c   Sperling, K B ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c State of Wisconsin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EXPERIENCE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT MOBILITY; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYMPTOM;

EID: 2342532406     PISSN: 00905550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0090-5550.49.2.140     Document Type: Article

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