Long-term follow-up after constraint-induced therapy: A case report of a chronic stroke survivor

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 317-322

  Rowe, Veronica T ^a,b   Blanton, Sarah ^c   Wolf, Steven L ^c  

^a University School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Motor skills; Physical stroke; Rehabilitation; Restraint

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649525437     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.63.3.317     Document Type: Article

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