Health-promotion needs of youth with a spinal cord injury in South Africa

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 465-472

  Njoki, E ^a   Frantz, J ^a   Mpofu, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Health promotion; Secondary conditions; Spinal cord injury; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; GROUP DYNAMICS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; IDENTITY; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SITTING; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STROKE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADDICTION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SMOKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; IDENTITY CRISIS; INTERVIEWS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SMOKING; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 34249674286     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280600841224     Document Type: Article

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