Follow-up care for persons with spinal cord injury living in the community: A systematic review of interventions and their evaluation

Spinal Cord

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 462-475

  Bloemen Vrencken, J H A ^a,b   De Witte, L P ^b,c   Post, M W M ^c,d  

^a Rehabilitation Centre Hoensbroeck   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUTE FOR REHABILITATION RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d Rehabilitation Centre De Hoogstraat   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Follow up care; Long term care; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELECOMMUNICATION; WELLBEING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23944481340     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101750     Document Type: Review

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