Women living with a spinal cord injury: Perceptions about their changed bodies

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 209-221

  Chau, Lisa ^a   Hegedus, Lenke ^a   Praamsma, Monate ^a   Smith, Katey ^b   Tsukada, Michiko ^c   Yoshida, Karen ^a   Renwick, Rebecca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body image; Spinal cord injury; Women; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; EMOTION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; SELF CONCEPT; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 38549137824     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732307312391     Document Type: Article

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