Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 8 , Pages 1016-1021 , August 2007

Predictability of Simple Clinical Tests to Identify Shoulder Pain After Stroke

Presented to the 4th World Congress for NeuroRehabilitation, February 12−16, 2006, Hong Kong, and the International Stroke Congress, February 16−18, 2006, Kissimmie, FL.

  • Bala S. Rajaratnam, MAppSc (PT)

      Affiliations

    • School of Health Sciences, Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Bala S. Rajaratnam, MAppSc (PT), School of Health Sciences, Nanyang Polytechnic, 180 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8, Singapore 569830
    • ,
  • N. Venketasubramanian, FRCP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore
    • ,
  • Prem V. Kumar, FRCS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National University of Singapore/National University Hospital, Singapore
    • ,
  • James C. Goh, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National University of Singapore/National University Hospital, Singapore
    • ,
  • Y.-H. Chan, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.

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 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 authors or upon any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(07)00327-9

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.05.001

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 8 , Pages 1016-1021 , August 2007

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