Evaluation of an Innovative Methodology to Recruit Research Participants With Spinal Cord Injury Through Durable Medical Equipment Suppliers

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1341-1349

  Krahn, Gloria ^a   McCarthy, Michael ^a   Westwood, Dean ^a   Powers, Laurie ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Durable medical equipment; Patient selection; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ADULT; DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PILOT PROJECTS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 45849102122     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.11.035     Document Type: Article

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