Stroke unit versus general medical wards, II: Neurological deficits and activities of daily living: A quasi-randomized controlled trial

Stroke

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 586-590

  Rønning, Ole Morten ^a   Guldvog, Bjørn ^a  

^a AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Stroke management; Stroke outcome; Stroke units

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION CENTER; STROKE; WARD;

EID: 0031942061     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.29.3.586     Document Type: Article

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