The influence of balance confidence on social activity after discharge from prosthetic rehabilitation for first lower limb amputation

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 379-385

  Miller, William C ^a   Deathe, A Barry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Illness perceptions; Rehabilitation of amputees; Rehabilitation of prostheses users

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY LIVING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIMB PROSTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REHABILITATION CARE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; AMPUTEES; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; POSTURAL BALANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TIBIA; TIME FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 83755170382     PISSN: 03093646     EISSN: 17461553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0309364611418874     Document Type: Article

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