Rehabilitation of the older stroke patient: Functional outcome and comparison with younger patients

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 81, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 881-889

  Ergeletzis, Dimitrios ^a   Kevorkian, C George ^a   Rintala, Diana ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Octogenarian; Outcome; Rehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; HOSPITALS; PATIENT TREATMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS;

DISCHARGE DISPOSITION;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOME; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; REHABILITATION CENTER; SCORING SYSTEM; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COGNITION; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REHABILITATION CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036890440     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-200212000-00001     Document Type: Article

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