Does pain, psychological distress and deteriorated family economy follow traumatic amputation among war casualties? A retrospective, cross-sectional study from Gaza
ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to explore determinants of psychosocial distress and pain in patients who have survived severe extremity amputation in Gaza.SettingThis study was conducted in a secondary care rehabilitation centre in Gaza, Palestine. The clinic is Gaza’s sole provider of artifici...
Main Author: | Lasse Melvaer Giil |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2019-06-01
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Series: | BMJ Open |
Online Access: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/6/e029892.full |
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