Spinal cord injury functional ambulation profile: A preliminary look at responsiveness

Physical Therapy

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 240-250

  Musselman, Kristin E ^a   Yang, Jaynie F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC GAIT DISORDER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ALBERTA; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84893434348     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: 15386724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20130071     Document Type: Article

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