Can augmented physiotherapy input enhance recovery of mobility after stroke? A randomized controlled trial

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 529-537

  Wellwood, Ian ^a   Egerton, Thorlene ^a   Langhorne, Peter ^a   MacDonald, Jon ^a   McAlpine, Christine ^a   Greed, Gisela ^a   Granat, Mlacolm ^a   Moffat, Fiona ^a   Hagan, Patricia ^a   Nutter, Margaret ^a   Lawrie, June ^a   Murray, Heather ^a   Norrie, John ^a  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STANDING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STROKE; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

AGED; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; WALKING;

EID: 4043164195     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269215504cr768oa     Document Type: Article

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