Assessment of sitting balance of patients with stroke undergoing inpatient rehabilitation

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 138-144

  Amusat, Nurudeen ^a  

^a Two Hills Health Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURAL BALANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 61649096874     PISSN: 09593985     EISSN: 15325040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593980802686839     Document Type: Article

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