Advances in neuromuscular electrical stimulation for the upper limb post-stroke

Physical Therapy Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 309-319

  Hayward, Kathryn S ^a   Barker, Ruth N ^b   Brauer, Sandra G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

MOTOR LEARNING; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; REHABILITATION; STROKE; UPPER LIMB

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873354655     PISSN: 10833196     EISSN: 1743288X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/174328810X12786297204918     Document Type: Article

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