Survey of fitness facilities for individuals post-stroke in the Greater Toronto Area

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 713-719

  Fullerton, Amy ^a   Macdonald, Michelle ^a   Brown, Andrea ^a   Ho, Pha Ly ^a   Martin, Jennifer ^a   Tang, Ada ^a   Sibley, Kathryn M ^a   McIlroy, William E ^b   Brooks, Dina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerobic; CVA; Exercise; Fitness; Rehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMUNITY CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FITNESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; STROKE;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE THERAPY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); QUESTIONNAIRES; STROKE;

EID: 48649104758     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/H08-037     Document Type: Article

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