Motor function recovery and quality of life among stroke survivors in Ibadan, Nigeria. A 6-month follow-up study

European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 179-183

  Hamzat, T K ^a   Peters, G O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Motor activity; Quality of life; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NIGERIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STROKE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NIGERIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STROKE;

EID: 70349673788     PISSN: 19739087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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