The relationship between quality of life and disability across the lifespan for people with spinal cord injury

Spinal Cord

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 149-155

  Barker, R N ^a   Kendall, M D ^b   Amsters, D I ^a   Pershouse, K J ^a,e   Haines, T P ^c   Kuipers, P ^d  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e Spinal Outreach Team   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ageing; Disability; Quality of life; Spinal cord injury; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59749101015     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2008.82     Document Type: Article

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