Care pathways for acute stroke care and stroke rehabilitation: From theory to evidence

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 189-200

  Kwan, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular accident; Critical pathway; Hospitalization; Randomised trials; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CARE PATHWAY; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COST; EMERGENCY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; RISK; STROKE; THEORY;

ACUTE DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 33846374023     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2006.01.026     Document Type: Review

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