Prevalence and characteristics of phantom limb pain and residual limb pain in the long term after upper limb amputation

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 279-282

  Desmond, Deirdre M ^a,b   MacLachlan, Malcolm ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

phantom limb pain; residual limb pain; upper limb amputation

Indexed keywords

LONG TERM; MEAN AGES; MULTIPLE DIMENSIONS; PHANTOM LIMB PAIN; RESIDUAL LIMB; SELF-REPORT; UPPER LIMB AMPUTATION;

ARTIFICIAL LIMBS;

HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; AGNOSIA; AMPUTATION; ARM; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICS; VETERAN;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPUTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PHANTOM LIMB; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; UPPER EXTREMITY; VETERANS;

EID: 77957355187     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MRR.0b013e328336388d     Document Type: Article

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