Early versus delayed inpatient stroke rehabilitation: A matched comparison conducted in Italy

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 695-700

  Paolucci, Stefano ^a   Antonucci, Gabriella ^a,b   Grasso, Maria Grazia ^a   Morelli, Daniela ^a   Troisi, Elio ^a   Cairo, Paola ^a   Bragoni, Maura ^a  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Italy; Rehabilitation; Stroke; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; STROKE; TIME; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034077936     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/apmr.2000.5583     Document Type: Article

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