Preserving Upper-Limb Function in Spinal Cord Injury

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 817-

  Boninger, Michael L ^a   Stripling, Thomas E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Paralyzed Veterans of America   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM MUSCLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; MUSCLE FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TREADMILL; WHEELCHAIR;

ARM; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 34249051316     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.03.033     Document Type: Letter

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