Laufband (LB) therapy in spinal cord lesioned persons

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 128, Issue , 2000, Pages 89-97

  Wernig, Anton ^a   Nanassy, Andreas ^b   Müller, Sabina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b Klinikum Karlsbad Langensteinbach   (Germany)

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; HUMAN; LAUFBAND THERAPY; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TECHNIQUE; TREADMILL EXERCISE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; WALKING;

EID: 0034589063     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(00)28009-6     Document Type: Article

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