Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 85, Issue 7 , Pages 1076-1083 , July 2004

Fine motor control in adults with and without chronic hemiparesis: baseline comparison to nondisabled adults and effects of bilateral arm training 1

Presented in part to the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity, June 2001, St. Louis, MO.

  • Sandy McCombe Waller, PT, PhD, NCS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Sandy McCombe Waller, MS, PT, NCS, Dept of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, University of Maryland Sch of Medicine, 100 Penn St, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
    • ,
  • Jill Whitall, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

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☆ Supported in part by the Claude D. Pepper Older American Independence Center (pilot grant no. NIA 1P60 AG12583).

PII: S0003-9993(04)00019-X

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2003.10.020

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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