Lower-limb amputee rehabilitation in Australia: Analysis of a national data set 2004-10

Australian Health Review

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 41-47

  Hordacre, Brenton G ^a   Stevermuer, Tara ^b   Simmonds, Frances ^b   Crotty, Maria ^a   Eagar, Kathy ^c  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

AN SNAP classification; FIM Motor; Functional Independence Measure; rehabilitation centres; rehabilitation outcome

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874255225     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH11138     Document Type: Article

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