Occupational therapy treatment with right half-field eye-patching for patients with subacute stroke and unilateral neglect: A randomised controlled trial

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 630-637

  Tsang, M H M ^a   Sze, K H ^b   Fong, K N K ^c  

^a KOWLOON HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Half field eye patching; Occupational therapy; Stroke; Unilateral neglect

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT HALF FIELD EYE PATCHING; SAMPLE SIZE; STROKE; STUDENT T TEST; THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; PERCEPTION DISORDER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSORY DEPRIVATION; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPECTACLES; VISUAL FIELD;

AGED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EYEGLASSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; SENSORY DEPRIVATION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STROKE; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 68049104177     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280802240621     Document Type: Article

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