Measuring poststroke spasticity

Reviews in Clinical Gerontology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 69-74

  Gregson, J M ^a   Sharma, A K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE TONE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SPASTICITY; STROKE;

EID: 0033901423     PISSN: 09592598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959259800001076     Document Type: Review

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