Randomized Controlled Trial of an Early Discharge Rehabilitation Service: The Belfast Community Stroke Trial

Stroke

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 127-133

  Donnelly, Michael ^a   Power, Michael ^b   Russell, Mary ^a   Fullerton, Ken ^c  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b ULSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Patient discharge; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION CENTER; STROKE;

CAREGIVERS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; EARLY AMBULATION; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; NORTHERN IRELAND; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; PHYSICAL THERAPY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION CENTERS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0346095480     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.0000106911.96026.8F     Document Type: Article

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