A survey of community physiotherapy provision after 1 year post-stroke

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 216-221

  Green, John ^a   Forster, Anne ^b   Young, John ^b  

^a BRADFORD DISTRICT CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b BRADFORD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0008141277     PISSN: 17411645     EISSN: 1759779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjtr.1999.6.5.13976     Document Type: Article

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