Journal of Hand Therapy
Volume 19, Issue 3 , Pages 283-298 , July 2006

First Response, Rehabilitation, and Outcomes of Hand and Upper Limb Function: Survivors of the Bali Bombing Disaster. A Case Series Report

  • Dale Wesley Edgar, B.Phty Hons

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence and reprint requests to Dale Wesley Edgar, B.Phty Hons, Burns Unit, Royal Perth Hospital, Wellington Street, GPO Box X2213, Perth, WA 6847, Australia
    • , Prof.
  • F. Wood, FRACS, AM

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PII: S0894-1130(06)00095-0

doi: 10.1197/j.jht.2006.04.003

Journal of Hand Therapy
Volume 19, Issue 3 , Pages 283-298 , July 2006

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