Servicemembers and veterans with major traumatic limb loss from vietnam war and OIF/OEF conflicts: Survey methods, participants, and summary findings

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 275-297

  Reiber, Gayle E ^a,b   Mcfarland, Lynne V ^a,b   Hubbard, Sharon ^c   Maynard, Charles ^a   Blough, David K ^b   Gambel, Jeffrey M ^d   Smith, Douglas G ^b,e  

^a VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Prosthetics Research Study   (United States)

^d WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Benefits; Combat; Limb loss; OIF OEF; Prosthetic devices; Traumatic amputation; Veterans; Vietnam war; Wounded servicemembers; Wounded warriors

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL RATES; BACK PAIN; HEALTH ISSUES; HEALTH STATUS; HEARING LOSS; LIMB LOSS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PROSTHETIC DEVICES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPONSE RATE; SERIOUS INJURIES; SURVEY METHODS; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES; VIETNAM WAR;

ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; AUDITION; BRAIN; HEALTH;

SURVEYS;

ADULT; AGED; ARMY; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; IRAQ; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIMB PAIN; LIMB PROSTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHANTOM PAIN; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION CARE; SKIN DISEASE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VETERAN; VIET NAM; WAR;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MOBILITY LIMITATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; UNITED STATES; VETERANS; VIETNAM CONFLICT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954350122     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2010.01.0009     Document Type: Article

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