Problems experienced during the first year of an acute traumatic hand injury - A prospective study

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 986-995

  Gustafsson, Margareta ^a   Ahlström, Gerd ^b  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Disability; Evidence based nursing; Hand injury; Outcome; Pain; Traumatic stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAND FUNCTION; HAND INJURY; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RATING SCALE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 9244229494     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2004.01019.x     Document Type: Article

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