Efficacy of mirror therapy containing functional tasks in poststroke patients

Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 629-636

  Lim, Kil Byung ^a   Lee, Hong Jae ^a   Yoo, Jeehyun ^a   Yun, Hyun Ju ^a   Hwang, Hye Jung ^a  

^a Inje University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Mirror therapy; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84984914900     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22340653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5535/arm.2016.40.4.629     Document Type: Article

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