Low TENS treatment on post-stroke paretic arm: A three-year follow-up

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 14-19

  Sonde, Lars ^a   Kalimo, H ^b   Fernaeus, S E ^a   Viitanen, M ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PARESIS; RATING SCALE; SPASTICITY; STROKE; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0033959634     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/026921500673534278     Document Type: Article

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