Repetitive arm functional tasks after stroke (RAFTAS): a pilot randomised controlled trial.

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Published in Pilot Feasibility Stud on August 17, 2016

Authors

Lianne Brkic1, Lisa Shaw1, Frederike van Wijck2, Richard Francis1, Christopher Price1, Anne Forster3, Peter Langhorne4, Caroline Watkins5, Helen Rodgers1

Author Affiliations

1: Stroke Research Group, Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, 3-4 Claremont Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AE UK.
2: Institute for Applied Health Research and School of Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow, G4 0BA UK.
3: Academic Unit of Elderly Care and Rehabilitation, Bradford Royal Infirmary, University of Leeds and Bradford Institute for Health Research, Duckworth Lane, Bradford, BD9 6RJ UK.
4: Academic Section of Geriatric Medicine, Royal Infirmary, Floor 2, New Lister Building, Glasgow, G31 2ER UK.
5: Clinical Practice Research Unit, School of Nursing and Caring Sciences, University of Central Lancashire, Brook 419, Preston, PR1 2HE UK.

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