Effect of exercise training on walking mobility in multiple sclerosis: A meta-analysis

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 108-116

  Snook, Erin M ^a   Motl, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Meta Analysis; Mobility; Multiple sclerosis; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CINAHL; CLINICAL TRIAL; EFFECT SIZE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCINFO; PUBLICATION; SCISEARCH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; WALKING;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE THERAPY; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MOBILITY LIMITATION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICAL FITNESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 58849132934     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: 15526844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545968308320641     Document Type: Article

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