Functional outcomes in inpatient rehabilitative care of stroke patients: Predictive factors and the effect of therapy intensity

Quality in Primary Care

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 145-153

  Saxena, Sanjiv K ^a   Ng, T P ^b   Yong, David ^c   Fong, Ngan P ^d   Koh, Gerald ^e  

^a Health Promotion Board Singapore   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^d St Luke's Hospital   (Singapore)

^e NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Functional recovery; Predictors; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADL DISABILITY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREDICTION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REHABILITATION CARE; RISK REDUCTION; STROKE; STROKE PATIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 37849186549     PISSN: 14791072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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