Lower-extremity strength differences predict activity limitations in people with chronic stroke

Physical Therapy

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 73-81

  Kluding, Patricia ^a   Gajewski, Byron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; POSTURAL BALANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE; TOUCH;

EID: 58149265133     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20070234     Document Type: Article

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