A long-term follow-up of stroke patients

Stroke

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 507-512

  Wilkinson, Peter R ^a   Wolfe, Charles D A ^a   Warburton, Fiona G ^a   Rudd, Anthony G ^a   Howard, Robin S ^a   Ross Russell, Ralph W ^a   Beech, Roger R ^b  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

England; morbidity; social support; stroke management; stroke outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030973013     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.28.3.507     Document Type: Article

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