Low cost hand orthotic device to improve hand function of stroke patients.
Providing a cheaper and comfortable solution in the rehabilitation process of stroke patients to improve their hand function is a challenging task. Employing physiotherapists to improve hand function of stroke patients once they are discharged from the hospital is a costly affair in developing and u...
| Publicado en: | Technology & Disability Vol. 30; no. 4; pp. 185 - 198 |
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| Formato: | equations & formulas pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2019
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