Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 3 , Pages 309-314 , March 2007

Clinimetric Properties of the Duruoz Hand Index in Patients With Stroke

  • Nebahat Sezer, MD

      Affiliations

    • IVth Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Clinic, Ankara Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Nebahat Sezer, MD, Turkis Bloklari 154/9, Icaydinlikevler, Ankara 06130, Turkey
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  • Gunes Yavuzer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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  • Koncuy Sivrioglu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Uludag University Faculty of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey.
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  • Pınar Basaran, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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  • B. Fusun Koseoglu, MD

      Affiliations

    • IVth Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Clinic, Ankara Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.12.019

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 3 , Pages 309-314 , March 2007

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