Accessing healthcare as a person with a rugby-related spinal cord injury in South Africa: the injured player's perspective.
Rugby carries a risk for serious injuries, including acute spinal cord injuries. The lifetime health consequences of these injuries may be far-reaching. In this study, we aimed to describe barriers and facilitators to healthcare and rehabilitation, in individuals with rugby-related spinal cord injur...
| Publicado en: | Physiotherapy Theory & Practice Vol. 38; no. 11; pp. 1639 - 1656 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Nov2022
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