Domiciliary occupational therapy for patients with stroke discharged from hospital: Randomised controlled trial

British Medical Journal

Volumn 320, Issue 7235, 2000, Pages 603-606

  Gilbertson, Louise ^a   Langhorne, Peter ^a   Walker, Andrew ^b   Allen, Ann ^a   Murray, Gordon D ^c  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034603505     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.320.7235.603     Document Type: Article

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