Physical Therapists Should Consider Including Strength Training as Part of Fracture Rehabilitation

Physical Therapy Reviews

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 51-59

  Murdoch, Alison ^a   Taylor, Nicholas ^a   Dodd, Karen ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

FRACTURE; REHABILITATION; STRENGTH TRAINING

Indexed keywords

EID: 27644552991     PISSN: 10833196     EISSN: 1743288X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/108331904225003982     Document Type: Article

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