Measurement Issues Related to Upper Limb Interventions in Persons Who Have Tetraplegia

Hand Clinics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 161-168

  Dunn, Jennifer A ^a   Sinnott, K Anne ^a,b   Bryden, Anne M ^c   Connolly, Sandra J ^d   Rothwell, Alastair G ^a,b  

^a BURWOOD HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d PARKWOOD HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HAND FUNCTION; HAND GRIP; HAND SURGERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUADRIPLEGIA; REVIEW; SPLINT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

HUMANS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 43049129267     PISSN: 07490712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hcl.2008.01.005     Document Type: Review

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