Survey of upper limb prosthesis users in Sweden, the United Kingdom and Canada

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 234-241

  Kyberd, Peter J ^a   Hill, Wendy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assessment; Prosthetic design; Prosthetic use; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANADA; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIMB PROSTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SPORT; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISABLED PERSON; EUROPE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSTHESIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMPUTEES; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; CANADA; EUROPE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FITTING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82255180639     PISSN: 03093646     EISSN: 17461553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0309364611409099     Document Type: Review

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