Diagnosis and Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury

Published on: 2022-05-10
Page Count: 628 pages
Print Type: BOOK
Categories: Medical
Maturity Rating: NOT_MATURE
Language: en
Embeddable: Yes
PDF Available: Yes
EPUB Available: Yes
ISBN-13: 9780128224991
ISBN-10: 0128224991
... test, BBS: Berg balance scale, FIST: function in sitting test, mFRT: modified functional reach test, SCIM III: spinal cord independence measure III, TUG: timed up and go, WISCI II: Walking Index for SCITAI: transfer assessment ...

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