A hypothesis: Self-propulsion in a wheelchair early after stroke might not be harmful

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 174-180

  Pomeroy, V M ^a   Mickelborough, J ^b   Hill, E ^c   Rodgers, P ^d   Giakas, G ^e  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e JA Barrett Wirral Hospital NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSITION; BODY POSTURE; CASE REPORT; CASE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORCE TRANSDUCER; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SITTING; STROKE; WHEELCHAIR; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; PROPRIOCEPTION;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; POSTURE; PROPRIOCEPTION; TRANSDUCERS, PRESSURE; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 0037333144     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026921550301700209     Document Type: Article

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