Does age affect benefits of stroke unit rehabilitation?

Stroke

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 346-351

  Kalra, Lalit ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging; Rehabilitation; Stroke outcome

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STROKE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0028058099     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.25.2.346     Document Type: Article

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