Reliability of a new scale for measurement of spasticity in stroke patients

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 746-753

  Li, Fang ^a   Wu, Yuedi ^b   Xiong, Li ^b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Department of Pharmacy   (China)

Author keywords

Reliability; Scale; Spasticity

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; COMPLICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELBOW; FEMALE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; MUSCLE TONE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STANDARDS; STROKE; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANKLE JOINT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELBOW; FEMALE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; MUSCLE TONUS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE;

EID: 84921994979     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: 16512081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-1851     Document Type: Article

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