A one-year national survey of patients having a lower limb amputation

Physiotherapy

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 14-20

  Condie, Elizabeth ^a   Treweek, Shaun ^a,c   Jones, Derek ^a   Scott, Helen ^b  

^a Natl Ctr Train/Educ Prosthet/O   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Curran Building   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Early walking aid; Lower limb amputee; Physiotherapy; Rehabilitation milestone; Stump compression therapy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPRESSION THERAPY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG PROSTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; WALKING AID;

EID: 9044246266     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9406(05)66992-1     Document Type: Article

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