Perceived spasticity in chronic spinal cord injured patients: Associations with psychological factors

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 775-780

  Voerman, Gerlienke E ^a,b,c   Erren Wolters, Cathelijne V ^a   Fleuren, Judith F ^a   Hermens, Hermie J ^a,c   Geurts, Alexander C ^b  

^a ROESSINGH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Helplessness; Reassuring thoughts; Spasticity; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 77949801548     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638280903304490     Document Type: Article

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