Association between reliance on devices and people for walking and ability to walk community distances among persons with spinal cord injury

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 156-161

  Brotherton, Sandra S ^a   Saunders, Lee L ^a   Krause, James S ^a   Morrisette, David C ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulation; Assistive technology; Depression; Incomplete; Pain; Self help devices; Spinal cord injuries; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLIMBING; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; UNITED STATES; WALKING; WALKING AID;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANES; CRUTCHES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF-HELP DEVICES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; WALKERS; WALKING;

EID: 84860179568     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: 20457723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2045772312Y.0000000012     Document Type: Article

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