Community Ambulation after Stroke: How Important and Obtainable Is It and What Measures Appear Predictive?

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 234-239

  Lord, Susan Elizabeth ^a   McPherson, Kathryn ^b   McNaughton, Harry K ^c   Rochester, Lynn ^d   Weatherall, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NEW ZEALAND   (New Zealand)

^d NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular accident; Physical therapy; Rehabilitation; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL AMBULATION CATEGORIES SCORE; GAIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RIVERMEAD MOBILITY INDEX SCORE; SELF REPORT; STROKE; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

EID: 0842321068     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2003.05.002     Document Type: Article

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