Randomized trial of treadmill training to improve walking in community-dwelling people after stroke: The AMBULATE trial

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 436-444

  Ada, Louise ^a   Dean, Catherine M ^a,b   Lindley, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Intervention; Rehabilitation; Stroke; Therapy; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

CLINICAL TRIAL; INTERVENTION; REHABILITATION; STROKE; THERAPY; TREATMENT;

AGED; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; STROKE; WALKING;

EID: 84879833773     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2012.00934.x     Document Type: Article

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