Is more physiotherapy better after stroke?

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 465-466

  English, Coralie ^a,b   Veerbeek, Janne ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cerebral hemorrhage; Cerebral infarction; Physiotherapy; Rehabilitation; Stroke; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HUMAN; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESISTANCE TRAINING; WALKING; FEMALE; MALE; STROKE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; STROKE;

EID: 84929327736     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijs.12474     Document Type: Article

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