The dropped head syndrome: Rehabilitation of cervical focal myositis

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 563-565

  Bahnof, Roy ^a  

^a NONE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; MYOSITIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYOSITIS; NECK MUSCLES; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PREDNISONE; SYNDROME;

EID: 0032702907     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/096382899297224     Document Type: Article

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