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The social circumstances of newly admitted patients rehabilitated in the North of England Spinal Injury Unit between 1975 and 1979 have been investigated. The following elements of their social circumstances have been briefly reviewed in this paper: housing and facilities in the house, mobility, health, pressure sore development, family relationships, sexual relationships, employment, compensation, and social integration. The resulting information enabled us to appropriately modify our rehabilitation progress as discussed.
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Sutton, R., Bentley, M., Castree, B. et al. Review of the social situation of paraplegic and tetraplegic patients rehabilitated in the Hexham Regional Spinal Injury Unit in the North of England over the past four years. Spinal Cord 20, 71–79 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1982.13
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