Fatigue after stroke: A systematic review of associations with impaired physical fitness

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 157-162

  Duncan, Fiona ^a   Kutlubaev, Mansur A ^a   Dennis, Martin S ^a   Greig, Carolyn ^a   Mead, Gillian E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Physical activity; Physical fitness; Poststroke fatigue; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

CINAHL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMBASE; FATIGUE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MEDLINE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; STROKE; STROKE PATIENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; STROKE; SURVIVORS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84856161390     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2011.00741.x     Document Type: Review

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