Applied Nursing Research
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 45-49 , February 2008

Rehabilitative needs of individuals with spinal cord injury resulting from gun violence: The perspective of nursing and rehabilitation professionals

  • Thilo Kroll, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 4HJ, Scotland, UK. Tel.: +44 1382 388 655 (work), +44 1382 643 778 (home).

Received 8 March 2006 ,Revised 30 May 2006 ,Accepted 13 June 2006.

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PII: S0897-1897(06)00058-9

doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2006.06.001

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 45-49 , February 2008

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