Evaluation of a stroke family care worker: Results of a randomised controlled trial

British Medical Journal

Volumn 314, Issue 7087, 1997, Pages 1071-1077

  Dennis, Martin ^a   O'Rourke, Suzanne ^a   Slattery, Jim ^a   Staniforth, Trish ^a   Warlow, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORKER; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WELLBEING;

EID: 0030951660     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.314.7087.1071     Document Type: Article

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