More than sf-36? Using narratives to elaborate health and well-being data in recent lower-limb amputees

Social Indicators Research Series

Volumn 35, Issue , 2009, Pages 59-80

  Warren, Narelle ^a   Manderson, Lenore ^a   Misajon, Roseanne ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amputation; Australia; qualitative research methods; quality of life

Indexed keywords

EID: 85200457398     PISSN: 13876570     EISSN: 22150099     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-8569-7_6     Document Type: Chapter

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