Adult acquired major upper limb amputation in Norway: Prevalence, demographic features and amputation specific features. A population-based survey

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 33, Issue 17-18, 2011, Pages 1636-1649

  Østlie, Kristin ^a   Skjeldal, Ola H ^a   Garfelt, Beate ^a   Magnus, Per ^b  

^a INNLANDET HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

amputation; amputee; Arm; Norway; upper limb

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARM; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIMB PROSTHESIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TRAUMATIC AMPUTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPUTATION; AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARM; ARM INJURIES; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79960812598     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2010.541973     Document Type: Article

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