Quality of medical care provided to service members with combat-related limb amputations: Report of patient satisfaction

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 953-960

  Pasquina, Paul F ^a   Tsao, Jack W ^a   Collins, Diane M ^b,c,d   Chan, Brenda L ^a   Charrow, Alexandra ^a   Karmarkar, Amol M ^b,c   Cooper, Rory A ^b,c  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d Human Engineering Research Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

Global war on terrorism; Limb amputation; Outcomes; Patient satisfaction; Quality of care; Rehabilitation; Satisfaction survey; Service members; VA; Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM; LIMB AMPUTATION; OUTCOMES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF CARE; REHABILITATION; SATISFACTION SURVEY; SERVICE MEMBERS; VA; WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER;

MILITARY OPERATIONS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; SURVEYS;

HOSPITALS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LIMB AMPUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERRORISM; WAR; BLAST INJURY; COHORT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; TRAUMATIC AMPUTATION;

ADULT; AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; BLAST INJURIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, MILITARY; HUMANS; MALE; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65549141844     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2007.10.0163     Document Type: Article

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