Rehabilitation following stroke in patients aged 85 and above

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 47-54

  Lieberman, Devora ^a   Lieberman, David ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Efficacy; Elderly; FIM; Functional status; Hospitalization; Oldest old; Rehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

HOSPITALS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PATIENT MONITORING;

FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE™ (FIM); STROKE;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 16244418410     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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