Interventions for stroke rehabilitation: analysis of the research contained in the OTseeker evidence database.

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Published in Top Stroke Rehabil on September 10, 2008

Authors

Tammy Hoffmann1, Sally Bennett, Kryss McKenna, Julie Green-Hill, Annie McCluskey, Leigh Tooth

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

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