Change in health-related quality of life in the first 18 months after lower limb amputation: A prospective, longitudinal study

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 587-594

  Fortington, Lauren V ^a   Dijkstra, Pieter U ^a   Bosmans, Joline C ^a   Post, Wendy J ^b   Geertzen, Jan H B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amputation; Longitudinal studies; Mobility; Prospective studies; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; LEG; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

AGED; AMPUTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84878786598     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-1146     Document Type: Review

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