Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 86, Issue 3 , Pages 399-402 , March 2005

Effects of mental practice on affected limb use and function in chronic stroke

  • Stephen J. Page, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
    • Institute for Health Policy and Health Services Research, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
    • Neuromotor Recovery and Rehabilitation Laboratory, Drake Rehabilitation Center, Cincinnati, OH
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Stephen J. Page, PhD, Dept of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 202 Goodman Dr, Ste 275, Cincinnati, OH 45267
    • ,
  • Peter Levine, BA, PTA

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Health Policy and Health Services Research, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
    • Neuromotor Recovery and Rehabilitation Laboratory, Drake Rehabilitation Center, Cincinnati, OH
    • ,
  • Anthony C. Leonard, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Health Policy and Health Services Research, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH

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 Supported by the Retirement Research Foundation (grant no. 2001-037).No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(04)01247-X

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2004.10.002

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 86, Issue 3 , Pages 399-402 , March 2005

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