Mismatch between investigator-determined and patient-reported independence after spinal cord injury: Consequences for rehabilitation and trials

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 855-864

  Van Hedel, Hubertus J A ^a,b   Dokladal, Petra ^a   Hotz Boendermaker, Sabina ^a  

^a BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

activities of daily life; depression; functional outcome; impairment; pain; participation; spinal cord injury rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SELF CONCEPT; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054040633     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: 15526844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545968311407518     Document Type: Article

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