Comparison of rehabilitation practice on hospital wards for stroke patients

Stroke

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 18-23

  Lincoln, N B ^a   Willis, D ^b   Philips, S A ^b   Juby, L C ^b   Berman, P ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Nottingham City Hospital ^*

Author keywords

hospitalization; outcome; rehabilitation; stroke units

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WARD;

EID: 0030047245     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.27.1.18     Document Type: Article

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