Evaluation of a home-based physiotherapy programme for those with moderate to severe multiple sclerosis: A randomized controlled pilot study

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 720-730

  Miller, L ^a   Paul, L ^b   Mattison, P ^a   McFadyen, A ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

home rehabilitation; Multiple sclerosis; physiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PILOT PROJECTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 79960956674     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215511398376     Document Type: Article

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