Effects of multisensory stimulation in people with Huntington's disease: A randomized controlled pilot study

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 30-41

  Leng, Tanya R ^a   Woodward, Melanie J ^a   Stokes, Maria J ^a   Swan, Anthony V ^a   Wareing, Lee Ann ^b   Baker, Roger ^c  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR NEURO DISABILITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DORSET HEALTHCARE UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c POOLE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSKINESIA; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; LEISURE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RELAXATION TRAINING; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SENSORY STIMULATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME;

AFFECT; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; HUNTINGTON DISEASE; PERCEPTION; RELAXATION TECHNIQUES; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037323610     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269215503cr582oa     Document Type: Article

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