Upper extremity use in people with hemiparesis in the first few weeks after stroke

Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 56-63

  Lang, Catherine E ^a   Wagner, Joanne M ^a   Edwards, Dorothy F ^a   Dromerick, Alexander W ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PARESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STROKE; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PARESIS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 42549089419     PISSN: 15570576     EISSN: 15570584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NPT.0b013e31806748bd     Document Type: Article

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