Clinical designs of recent robot rehabilitation trials

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 91, Issue 11 SUPPL.3, 2012, Pages

  Lo, Albert C ^a,b,c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical Trials; Disability; Gait Training; Rehabilitation; Stroke; Therapy

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); GAIT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; ORTHOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REHABILITATION; REVIEW; ROBOTICS;

BRAIN INJURIES; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; GAIT; HUMANS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REHABILITATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; ROBOTICS; STROKE;

EID: 84871863311     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: 15377385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e31826bcfa3     Document Type: Review

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