The 2-minute walk test as a measure of functional improvement in persons with lower limb amputation

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 82, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1478-1483

  Brooks, Dina ^a,b   Parsons, Janet ^a,b   Hunter, Judith P ^a,b   Devlin, Michael ^a,b   Walker, Janice ^a,b  

^a WEST PARK HEALTHCARE CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amputees; Exercise test; Legs; Prostheses; Rehabilitation; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG PROSTHESIS; LIMB AMPUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSTHESIS; RATING SCALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 0034785131     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/apmr.2001.25153     Document Type: Article

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