Physiotherapy for the treatment of articular contractures in haemophilia

Haemophilia

Volumn 5, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages 16-19

  Heijnen, L ^a,c   De Kleijn, P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b Utrecht AZU   (Netherlands)

^c Rehabilitation Centre De Trappenberg   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Articular contractures; Haemophilia; Physiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPATHY; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; GAIT; HEMOPHILIA; HUMAN; JOINT CONTRACTURE; JOINT MOBILITY; JOINT STABILITY; MOBILIZATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION; SHORT SURVEY; STRETCHING; TRACTION THERAPY; WALKING;

EID: 0032931984     PISSN: 13518216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2516.1999.0050s1016.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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