Measuring long-term outcome in people with lower limb amputation: Cross-validation of the Italian versions of the Prosthetic Profile of the Amputee and Prosthesis Evaluation Questionnaire

Europa Medicophysica

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-6

  Ferriero, G ^a   Dughi, D ^a   Orlandini, D ^b   Moscato, T ^b   Nicita, D ^b   Franchignoni, F ^a  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b INAIL Prosthesis Centre   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amputation; Leg; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ITALY; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG PROSTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS; WELLBEING; AMPUTATION; CONVALESCENCE; DISABILITY; LEG; LIMB PROSTHESIS; MIDDLE AGED; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AMPUTATION; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 27244445508     PISSN: 00142573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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