Employment after paraplegia in India: A postal survey

Spinal Cord

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 806-811

  Gupta, N ^a   Solomon, J ^b   Raja, K ^b  

^a Department of Physiotherapy   (India)

^b MANIPAL COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Nepal)

Author keywords

community re integration; quality of life; return to work; sheltered workshops; spinal cord injury; vocational rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARMY; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; ORGANIZATION; PARAPLEGIA; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAPLEGIA; POSTAL SERVICE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959889933     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2011.1     Document Type: Article

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