Key physiotherapy indicators for quality of stroke care

Physiotherapy

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 655-664

  Lennon, Sheila ^a   Hastings, Margaret ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Physiotherapy; Standards; Stroke rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMMUNITY CARE; DISABILITY; ELDERLY CARE; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; NEUROLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; STROKE; TEAMWORK;

EID: 0030444136     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0031-9406(05)66370-5     Document Type: Article

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