Rehabilitation care for patients with ALS in the Netherlands

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Other Motor Neuron Disorders

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 186-190

  van den Berg, Jan Paul ^a,b   Kalmijn, Sandra ^a,c   Lindeman, Eline ^a   Wokke, John H J ^a   van den Berg, Leonard H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b MEANDER MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Rehabilitation; Specialized ALS rehabilitation team

Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; SPEECH THERAPY; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0141726610     PISSN: 14660822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/aml.4.3.186.190     Document Type: Article

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