How much physical activity do people recovering from stroke do during physiotherapy sessions?

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 78-83

  Elson, Tony ^a   English, Coralie ^a   Hillier, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Motor activities; Physical therapy modalities; Stroke

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954548212     PISSN: 17411645     EISSN: 1759779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2009.16.2.38893     Document Type: Article

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