The efficacy of stroke rehabilitation: A qualitative review

Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 1-18

  Foley, Norine C ^a   Teasell, Robert W ^b   Bhogal, Sanjit K ^a   Doherty, Timothy ^b   Speechley, Mark R ^b  

^a ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Efficacy; Randomized controlled trial; Stroke rehabilitation; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEATH; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PEDRO SCALE; QUALITY CONTROL; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; STROKE;

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0042968798     PISSN: 10749357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/AQE1-PCW1-FW9K-M01G     Document Type: Review

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