Stroke rehabilitation in Switzerland versus the United States: A preliminary comparison

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 139-147

  Stuart, Mary ^a   Ryser, Christina ^b   Levitt, Alan ^c   Beer, Serafin ^b   Kesselring, Jurg ^b   Chard, Sarah ^a   Weinrich, Michael ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b Klinik Valens   (Switzerland)

^c Kernan Hospital   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative study; Rehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; STROKE; SWITZERLAND; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ACUTE DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REHABILITATION; SWITZERLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 20344381560     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545968305277088     Document Type: Article

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