Challenges in recruitment, attendance and adherence of acute stroke survivors to a randomized trial in Brazil: A feasibility study;Desafios no recrutamento, presença e adesão ao protocolo de intervenção em um ensaio controlado aleatorizado com sobreviventes de AVE agudo no Brasil: Um estudo de viabilidade

Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 40-45

  Scianni, Aline ^a,b   Teixeira Salmela, Luci F ^a   Ada, Louise ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Muscle strength; Physical therapy; Randomized controlled trial; References; Stroke; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STATISTICS; STROKE; SURVIVOR;

ADULT; BRAZIL; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; STROKE; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858715046     PISSN: 14133555     EISSN: 18099246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-35552012000100008     Document Type: Article

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