The roles of predisposing characteristics, established need, and enabling resources on upper extremity prosthesis use and abandonment

Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 71-84

  Biddiss, Elaine ^a,b   Chau, Tom ^a,b  

^a University of Toronto   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

limb prosthesis; prosthesis design; prosthesis fitting; rehabilitation; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 37349090664     PISSN: 17483107     EISSN: 17483115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17483100601138959     Document Type: Review

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