Patterns of internet use by persons with spinal cord injuries and relationship to health-related quality of life.
OBJECTIVES: To examine patterns of computer and Internet use among persons with spinal cord injuries (SCI) and to assess the relationship between Internet use and health-related quality of life (HRQOL). DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey design. SETTING: National Model Spinal Cord Injury Systems. PARTIC...
| Publicado en: | Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Vol. 85; no. 11; pp. 1872 - 1880 |
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| Formato: | questionnaire/scale research tables/charts Journal Article |
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W B Saunders
2004 Nov
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