Work participation among persons with traumatic spinal cord injury and meningomyelocele

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 192-200

  Valtonen, Kirsi ^a,b,e   Karlsson, Ann Katrin ^b   Alaranta, Hannu ^c   Viikari Juntura, Eira ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Kapyla Rehabilitation Centre   (Finland)

^d FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^e NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Employment; Meningomyelocele; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; WORK;

EID: 33646680973     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: 16512081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16501970500522739     Document Type: Article

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