Early Supported Discharge: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?

Stroke

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2691-2692

  Langhorne, Peter ^a  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; NOTE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCANDINAVIA; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPEECH THERAPY; STROKE; UNITED KINGDOM; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; NORWAY; PROGRESSIVE PATIENT CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; NORWAY; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROGRESSIVE PATIENT CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SCANDINAVIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0642279040     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.0000101665.18062.21     Document Type: Note

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