The outcome of British combat amputees in relation to military service

Injury

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1362-1367

  Dharm Datta, Shreshth ^a   Etherington, John ^a   Mistlin, Alan ^a   Rees, Jonathan ^a   Clasper, Jonathan ^b  

^a Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amputee; Functional Activity Assessment; Functional outcome; Rehabilitation; Return to work; SF 36

Indexed keywords

ARM AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; DISABLED PERSON; DISEASE SEVERITY; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILITARY SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; SHORT FORM 36; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; AFGHANISTAN; AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; AMPUTEES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EMPLOYMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053572291     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: 18790267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2011.06.028     Document Type: Article

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