Upper-limb prosthetics: Critical factors in device abandonment

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 86, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 977-987

  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

ARM PROSTHESIS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERNET; LIMB ABSENCE; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUPPORT GROUP;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 37349110986     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e3181587f6c     Document Type: Article

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