Upper limb rehabilitation following brain injury: Complex, multifaceted and challenging

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 20-28

  Kuipers, Kathy ^a   McKenna, Kryss ^b  

^a Northern Territory Department of Health and Families   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brain injury; Clinical reasoning; Upper limb

Indexed keywords

EID: 77149163032     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030802260907200105     Document Type: Article

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