Spina bifida and mobility in the transition years

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1002-1006

  Dicianno, Brad E ^a,b,c   Bellin, Melissa H ^d   Zabel, Andrew T ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mobility limitation; Psychological stress; Quality of life; Rehabilitation; Self care; Spinal dysraphism

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; WALKING DIFFICULTY; WHEELCHAIR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MOBILITY LIMITATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WHEELCHAIRS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73349095057     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e3181c1ede3     Document Type: Article

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