Higher levels of mobility are associated with greater societal participation and better quality-of-life

Brain Injury

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1065-1071

  Williams, G ^a   Willmott, C ^b  

^a EPWORTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Mobility limitation; Quality of life; Social participation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INJURY SEVERITY; MALE; PATIENT MOBILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 84863670944     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2012.667586     Document Type: Article

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