Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 4 , Pages 634-645 , April 2009

Quality of Life of Persons With Lower-Limb Amputation During Rehabilitation and at 3-Month Follow-Up

  • Diana Zidarov, PT, MSc

      Affiliations

    • School of Rehabilitation, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
    • Montreal Rehabilitation Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Diana Zidarov, PT, MSc, 3600 Av Darlington, Montreal, QC, Canada, H3S 2J4
    • ,
  • Bonnie Swaine, PT, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Rehabilitation, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
    • Montreal Rehabilitation Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada
    • Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Metropolitan Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
    • ,
  • Christiane Gauthier-Gagnon, PT, MSc

      Affiliations

    • School of Rehabilitation, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada

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 Supported by the Montreal Rehabilitation Institute Foundation, the Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec, the Ordre professionnel des physiothérapeutes du Québec, and the Faculté des études supérieures of the Université de Montréal.

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

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PII: S0003-9993(09)00077-X

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.11.003

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 4 , Pages 634-645 , April 2009

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