The impact of bilateral therapy on upper limb function after chronic stroke: A systematic review

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 32, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 1221-1231

  Latimer, Christopher Paul ^a   Keeling, Justine ^a   Lin, Broderick ^a   Henderson, Meredith ^a   Hale, Leigh Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bilateral therapy; Stroke; Upper limb

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONVALESCENCE; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; STROKE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ARM; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STROKE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953255442     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638280903483877     Document Type: Review

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