Evaluating current practice in the provision of written information to stroke patients and their carers

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 303-309

  Hoffmann, Tammy ^a   McKenna, Kryss ^a   Worrall, Linda ^a   Read, Stephen J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carers; Patients; Readability level; Stroke; Written information

Indexed keywords

EID: 30644477830     PISSN: 17411645     EISSN: 1759779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2004.11.7.13357     Document Type: Article

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