Evaluation of functional outcomes of physical rehabilitation and medical complications in spinal cord injury victims of the sichuan earthquake

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 534-540

  Li, Yongqiang ^a   Reinhardt, Jan D ^b,c,d   Gosney, James E ^b   Zhang, Xia ^a,b   Hu, Xiaorong ^a   Chen, Sijing ^a   Ding, Mingpu ^e   Li, Jianan ^a,b  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c SWISS PARAPLEGIC RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LUCERNE   (Switzerland)

^e SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Earthquake; Medical rehabilitation; Physical functioning; Physical rehabilitation; Rehabilitation effectiveness; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; EARTHQUAKE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIEF WORK; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EARTHQUAKES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RELIEF WORK; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865989328     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-1005     Document Type: Article

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