How feasible is the attainment of community ambulation after stroke? A pilot randomized controlled trial to evaluate community-based physiotherapy in subacute stroke

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 215-225

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

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

^d HealthQWest   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; INTEGRATION; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEW ZEALAND; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURVIVOR; WALKING SPEED;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PILOT PROJECTS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 41549126313     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215507081922     Document Type: Article

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