Different strokes: Need for help among stroke-affected persons in British Columbia

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 221-225

  Cloutier Fisher, Denise S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

British Columbia; Cerebrovascular disease; Need; Service use; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMMUNITY; COMORBIDITY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STROKE; SURVIVAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 20344388083     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403695     Document Type: Article

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