The community rehabilitation unit in leeds: A resource for people with long-term conditions

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 118-124

  O’Connor, Rory J ^a   Best, Meriel ^a   Chamberlain, M Anne ^a  

^a Rehabilitation Medicine Community Rehabilitation Unit St Mary s Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community rehabilitation; Long term conditions; Multidisciplinary interventions

Indexed keywords

EID: 37149012063     PISSN: 17411645     EISSN: 1759779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2006.13.3.21363     Document Type: Article

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