Characteristics of exercise training interventions to improve cardiorespiratory fitness after stroke: A systematic review with meta-analysis

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 775-788

  Marsden, Dianne L ^a,b,c   Dunn, Ashlee ^a,b   Callister, Robin ^a,b   Levi, Christopher R ^a,b,c   Spratt, Neil J ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b HUNTER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c Drug and Alcohol Clinical Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

aerobic; cardiorespiratory fitness; meta analysis; oxygen consumption; stroke; systematic review

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; EXERCISE; FITNESS; HUMAN; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; META ANALYSIS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SURVIVOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AEROBIC; CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS; META-ANALYSIS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; STROKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; STROKE;

EID: 84885406255     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: 15526844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545968313496329     Document Type: Article

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