Fatigue and spinal cord injury: A qualitative analysis

Spinal Cord

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 44-49

  Hammell, K W ^a   Miller, W C ^a,b   Forwell, S J ^a   Forman, B E ^c   Jacobsen, B A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b GF STRONG REHABILITATION CENTRE   (Canada)

^c British Columbia Medical Association   (Canada)

Author keywords

Collaborative research; Fatigue; Qualitative research; Quality of life; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COLOMBIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIET; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ADULT; AGED; CANADA; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 58149390195     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2008.68     Document Type: Article

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