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Research Article

Feasibility of a remotely supervised home-based group eHealth Fitness and Mobility Exercise program for stroke: French-Canadian version preliminary study

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Pages 169-179 | Received 09 Jul 2021, Accepted 23 Nov 2021, Published online: 07 Jan 2022

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