Interventions for stroke rehabilitation: Analysis of the research contained in the OTseeker evidence database

Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 341-350

  Hoffmann, Tammy ^a   Bennett, Sally ^a   McKenna, Kryss ^a   Green Hill, Julie ^a   McCluskey, Annie ^b   Tooth, Leigh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evidence based practice; Participation; Rehabilitation; Research; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; GAIT; HUMAN; INTERNAL VALIDITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; ORTHOTICS; STROKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAINING; WALKING;

BIBLIOMETRICS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STROKE;

EID: 50249182339     PISSN: 10749357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/tsr1504-341     Document Type: Article

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