Determinants of handicap 1 and 3 years after a stroke

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 205-211

  Harwood, Rowan H ^a,b   Gompertz, P ^a   Pound, P ^a   Ebrahim, S ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular disorders; Cohort study; Disability; Handicap; Outcomes assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

EID: 0030980241     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638289709166528     Document Type: Article

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