A Blueprint for Transforming Stroke Rehabilitation Care in Canada: The Case for Change

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 575-578

  Teasell, Robert W ^a,b,d   Foley, Norine C ^a   Salter, Katherine L ^a   Jutai, Jeffrey W ^a,c  

^a University of Western Ontario   (Canada)

^b ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Costs and cost analysis; Evidence based medicine; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; DISABILITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MORTALITY; REHABILITATION CARE; STROKE; STROKE UNIT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; CANADA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REHABILITATION CENTERS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39449121093     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.08.164     Document Type: Article

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