Patient-reported quality of life and hand disability in elderly patients after a traumatic hand injury – a retrospective study

Abstract Background Hand injuries occur at any age and cause disability in hand and arm function as well as impaired quality of life, but no study has focused on hand disability and quality of life in the elderly after a hand injury. Globally, the population over 60 years of age is expected to doubl...

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Main Authors: Ingrid Reitan, Lars B. Dahlin, Hans-Eric Rosberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12955-019-1215-9