Measurement of Community Ambulation After Stroke
Open Access
- 1 July 2005
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Stroke
- Vol. 36 (7) , 1457-1461
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.str.0000170698.20376.2e
Abstract
Background and Purpose— This report considers the measurement of community ambulation for people with stroke. The conceptual issues underlying measurement of community ambulation are reviewed, and tests that measure either the task itself or at least some of its components are identified and discussed.Keywords
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