Difficulty of elderly SCI subjects to translate motor recovery-"body function"-into daily living activities

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2037-2044

  Jakob, Werner ^a   Wirz, Markus ^a   Van Hedel, Hubertus J A ^a   Dietz, Volker ^a  

^a BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aged; Spinal cord injuries (SCI); Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EUROPE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; WALKING SPEED;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; GAIT; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75449120161     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2008.0824     Document Type: Article

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