Rehabilitation of the cancer patient: Experience in a neurological unit

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 76-79

  Garrard, Peter ^a   Farnham, Chris ^b   Thompson, Alan J ^c   Playford, E Diane ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Palliative Care   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; NEUROLOGY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROGNOSIS; REHABILITATION CENTER;

EID: 3142687584     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0888439004266306     Document Type: Article

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