Are simple questions a valid measure of outcome after stroke?

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 22-27

  Dennis, Martin ^a   Wellwood, Ian ^a   Warlow, Charles ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barthel Index; Disability; Prognosis; Validity

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; STROKE; TIME;

EID: 0031024919     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: 14219786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000108159     Document Type: Article

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