Telerehabilitation and recovery of motor function: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 202-213

  Agostini, Michela ^a   Moja, Lorenzo ^b,c   Banzi, Rita ^d   Pistotti, Vanna ^d   Tonin, Paolo ^a   Venneri, Annalena ^a,e   Turolla, Andrea ^a,e  

^a IRCCS SAN CAMILLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c IRCCS ISTITUTO ORTOPEDICO GALEAZZI   (Italy)

^d MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Telerehabilitation

Indexed keywords

CONVALESCENCE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INTERNET; KNEE REPLACEMENT; META ANALYSIS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROCEDURES; TELEREHABILITATION;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TELEREHABILITATION;

EID: 84930518875     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1357633X15572201     Document Type: Article

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