Assessing the streamlined wolf motor function test as an outcome measure for stroke rehabilitation

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 194-199

  Wu, Ching Yi ^a   Fu, Tiffany ^b   Lin, Keh Chung ^b,c   Feng, Chi Tzu ^d   Hsieh, Kuang Ping ^e   Yu, Hung Wen ^f   Lin, Chia Huang ^g   Hsieh, Ching Ju ^h   Ota, Hisaaki ⁱ  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e CHENG HSIN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^g TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^h TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

ⁱ SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular accident; Clinimetrics; Outcome measures; Rehabilitation; Streamlining; Wolf Motor Function Test

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUGL MEYER ASSESSMENT; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; STROKE; STROKE IMPACT SCALE; VALIDITY; WOLF MOTOR FUNCTION TEST;

ADULT; AGED; CHILD; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PARESIS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STROKE;

EID: 79954513361     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: 15526844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545968310381249     Document Type: Article

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