Reliability of early motor function testing in persons following severe traumatic brain injury

Brain Injury

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 263-276

  Swaine, Bonnie R ^a,b   Sullivan, S John ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Rehabilitation Institute of Montreal   (Canada)

^c Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PROPRIOCEPTION; RATING SCALE; REFLEX; RELIABILITY;

EID: 0029864975     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026990596124449     Document Type: Article

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