The evidence for rehabilitation after severely disabling stroke

Physical Therapy Reviews

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-29

  Sackley, C M ^a   Gladman, John R F ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AGED; HOMES FOR THE AGED; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REHABILITATION; SEVERITY; STROKE

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002234650     PISSN: 10833196     EISSN: 1743288X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/ptr.1998.3.1.19     Document Type: Review

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