Changes in activities of wives caring for their husbands following stroke

Physiotherapy Canada

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 35-43

  Cao, Vi ^a   Chung, Cynthia ^a   Ferreira, Ana ^a   Nelken, Joanna ^a   Brooks, Dina ^b   Cott, Cheryl ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activity; Caregiver; Partnered activities; Physical activity; Qualitative research; Stroke

Indexed keywords

EID: 77749261700     PISSN: 03000508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/physio.62.1.35     Document Type: Article

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