Rehabilitation of the upper extremity and basic activities of daily living in the first month after ischemic stroke: An international cohort comparison study

Neurology International

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 10-14

  Minelli, Cesar ^a,b   Gondim, Francisco A A ^b,c   Barreira, Amilton Antunes ^a   Dromerick, Alexander W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Arm; International randomized controlled trials; Outcome assessment; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892365075     PISSN: 20358385     EISSN: 20358377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ni.2009.e4     Document Type: Article

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