The use of a computer-assisted research environment (CAREN) for enhancing wounded warrior rehabilitation regimens

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 296-299

  Isaacson, Brad M ^a,b   Swanson, Thomas M ^a,b,c   Pasquina, Paul F ^b,c  

^a HENRY M JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

CAREN; Rehabilitation; Service members; Wounded warriors

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSIVE;

ARMY; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BATTLE INJURY; BIOMECHANICS; COGNITIVE REHABILITATION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENT; GAIT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; PROSTHESIS; REHABILITATION CARE; RETURN TO WORK; VIRTUAL REALITY; WAR;

BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTERS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84880808536     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: 20457723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2045772313Y.0000000119     Document Type: Article

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