Lower extremity muscle force measures and functional ambulation in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 79, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 950-954

  Slavin, Mary D ^a   Jette, Diane U ^a   Andres, Patricia L ^b,c   Munsat, Theodore L ^b  

^a SIMMONS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Optimum Rehabilitation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE FORCE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; WALKING;

EID: 0031872440     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(98)90093-4     Document Type: Article

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