Outcome of subacute stroke rehabilitation: A randomized controlled trial

Stroke

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 779-784

  Rønning, Ole Morten ^a   Guldvog, Bjørn ^b  

^a AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Rehabilitation; Stroke management; Stroke outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STROKE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0031898352     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.29.4.779     Document Type: Article

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