Walking Impediments and Gait Inefficiencies in the CVA Patient

Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 33-37

  Fish, Deanna ^a   Kosta, Cheryl ^b  

^a NovaCare Orthotics/P ^*

^b North Lake Physical Therapy Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulation; Cerebrovascular accident; Gait inefficiencies; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346612564     PISSN: 10408800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008526-199901120-00005     Document Type: Article

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