Forgiveness and health-related outcomes among people with spinal cord injury

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 360-366

  Webb, Jon R ^a   Toussaint, Loren ^b   Kalpakjian, Claire Z ^c   Tate, Denise G ^c  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LUTHER COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Forgiveness; Health; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76149094864     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638280903166360     Document Type: Article

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