The influence of stroke unit rehabilitation on functional recovery from stroke

Stroke

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 821-825

  Kalra, Lalit ^a  

^a Bromley Hospitals NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hospitalization; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STROKE;

AGED; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PATIENTS' ROOMS;

EID: 0028203443     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.25.4.821     Document Type: Article

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