Exercise intervention research on persons with disabilities: What we know and where we need to go

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 249-263

  Rimmer, James H ^a,b   Chen, Ming De ^a   McCubbin, Jeffrey A ^c   Drum, Charles ^d   Peterson, Jana ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disabled Persons; Exercise; Physical Activity; Randomized Controlled Trials

Indexed keywords

DISABLED PERSON; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW;

DISABLED PERSONS; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 77649102375     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e3181c9fa9d     Document Type: Review

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