Commentary on community participation following spinal cord injury in New Zealand

Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 63-71

  Sinnott, K Anne ^a   Cassidy, Bernadette ^b   Nunnerley, Joanne L ^c   Bourke, John ^d   Kunowski, Tony ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b Allan Bean Centre   (New Zealand)

^c BURWOOD HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^d MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^e Burwood Academy of Independent Living   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biculturalism; Community participation; Employment; Independent living; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNICITY; EVALUATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HOLISTIC CARE; HUMAN; LAW; NEW ZEALAND; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; POLICY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 77951429401     PISSN: 10820744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/sci1504-063     Document Type: Review

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