Somatosensory assessment and treatment after stroke: An evidence-practice gap

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 93-104

  Pumpa, Lloyd U ^a   Cahill, Liana S ^a,b,c   Carey, Leeanne M ^a,c  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular accident; Evidence based practice; Somatosensory disorders; Stroke rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; COMPLICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROCEDURES; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDERS; STROKE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDERS; STROKE;

EID: 84926964110     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: 14401630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1440-1630.12170     Document Type: Article

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