Outcome and life satisfaction of adults with myelomeningocele

Disability and Health Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 236-243

  Cope, Heidi ^a   McMahon, Kelly ^b   Heise, Elizabeth ^a   Eubanks, Sonja ^b   Garrett, Melanie ^a   Gregory, Simon ^a   Ashley Koch, Allison ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Life satisfaction; Myelomeningocele; Spina bifida

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HYDROCEPHALUS; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABLED PERSON; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SATISFACTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABLED PERSONS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84879227513     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19366574     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2012.12.003     Document Type: Article

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