Biomedical and psychosocial factors associated with disability after peripheral nerve injury

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 929-936

  Novak, Christine B ^a   Anastakis, Dimitri J ^a   Beaton, Dorcas E ^b   Mackinnon, Susan E ^c   Katz, Joel ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICINE; COLD SENSITIVITY; COMPENSATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISABILITIES OF THE ARM, SHOULDER AND HAND QUESTIONNAIRE; DISABILITY; DISEASE DURATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UPPER EXTREMITY NERVE INJURY; WORK;

EID: 79961061748     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.J.00110     Document Type: Article

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