What is the probability of patients who are nonambulatory after stroke regaining independent walking? A systematic review

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 531-540

  Preston, Elisabeth ^a   Ada, Louise ^a   Dean, Catherine M ^a   Stanton, Rosalyn ^a   Waddington, Gordon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gait; Locomotion; Meta analysis; Outcome; Prognosis; Rehabilitation; Stroke; Systematic review; Walking

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REHABILITATION CENTER; REVIEW; STROKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 82255163212     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2011.00668.x     Document Type: Review

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