Walking in postpoliomyelitis syndrome: The relationships between time-scored tests, walking in daily life and perceived mobility problems

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 142-146

  Horemans, Herwin L D ^a,b   Bussmann, Johannes B J ^b   Beelen, Anita ^c   Stam, Henk J ^b   Nollet, Frans ^c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Exercise test; Heart rate; Post poliomyelitis syndrome; Quality of life; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GAIT; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT MOBILITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; POSTPOLIOMYELITIS SYNDROME; WALKING; WALKING AID; WALKING SPEED;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTPOLIOMYELITIS SYNDROME; QUALITY OF LIFE; WALKING;

EID: 20144367022     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16501970410021526     Document Type: Article

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