Perceptions of group exercise in the management of multiple sclerosis

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 557-565

  Aubrey, Grace ^a   Demain, Sara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Group exercise; MS Society; Multiple sclerosis; Perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868667259     PISSN: 17411645     EISSN: 1759779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2012.19.10.557     Document Type: Article

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