A prospective study examining balance confidence among individuals with lower limb amputation

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 26, Issue 14-15, 2004, Pages 875-881

  Miller, W C ^a,b,e   Deathe, A B ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d PARKWOOD HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; KNEE PROSTHESIS; LEG AMPUTATION; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AMPUTATION; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; ONTARIO; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS FITTING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SENSATION DISORDERS; WALKING;

EID: 4143081448     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280410001708887     Document Type: Article

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