The sit-to-stand movement in stroke patients and its correlation with falling

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 79, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1043-1046

  Cheng, Pao Tsai ^a   Liaw, Mei Yun ^a   Wong, May Kuen ^a   Tang, Fuk Tan ^a   Lee, Ming Yih ^b   Lin, Pay Shin ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSTURE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PROPRIOCEPTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SITTING; STANDING; STROKE;

EID: 0031657274     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(98)90168-X     Document Type: Article

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