Postpolio syndrome: A 5 year follow-up

Spinal Cord

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 503-508

  Stanghelle, Johan Kvalvik ^a   Festvåg, Lillian V ^a  

^a SUNNAAS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Exercise testing; Lung function; Poliomyelitis; Postpolio syndrome; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; POLIOMYELITIS; POSTPOLIOMYELITIS SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPIROMETRY; WEIGHT GAIN; WORK CAPACITY;

EID: 0030827858     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3100425     Document Type: Article

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