Health-related quality of life for veterans with spinal cord injury

Spinal Cord

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 507-512

  Smith, B M ^a,b,e   LaVela, S L ^a,c   Weaver, F M ^a,b,d  

^a HINES VA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Health related quality of life; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; VETERANS;

EID: 46749119046     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2008.2     Document Type: Article

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