Reintegration and rehabilitation after spinal cord injury: A small-scale pilot study

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 535-544

  Suddick, Kitty ^a   O'Neill, Aoife ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^b MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Community reintegration; Experiences; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953013901     PISSN: 17411645     EISSN: 1759779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2009.16.10.44563     Document Type: Article

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