Amphetamine and post-stroke rehabilitation: Indications and controversies

European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 251-260

  Walker Batson, D ^a  

^a TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphetamine; Clinical tnals as topic; Stroke rehabilitation.

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881460916     PISSN: 19739087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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