Focused stroke rehabilitation programs improve outcome

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1989, Pages 700-701

  Reding, Michael J ^a   Mcdowell, Fletcher H ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BRACES; CANES; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICAL THERAPY TECHNIQUES; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0024362057     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: 15383687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.1989.00520420122034     Document Type: Article

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