Not all stroke units are the same: A comparison of physical activity patterns in Melbourne, Australia, and Trondheim, Norway

Stroke

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2059-2065

  Bernhardt, Julie ^a,b,g   Chitravas, Numthip ^a,f   Meslo, Ingvild Lidarende ^c   Thrift, Amanda G ^a,e   Indredavik, Bent ^c,d  

^a FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^e BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^f CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g HEIDELBERG REPATRIATION HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Early mobilization; Rehabilitation; Stroke; Stroke units

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECUMBENCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STANDING; STROKE PATIENT; STROKE UNIT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WALKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILIZATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; STROKE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; EARLY AMBULATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICAL THERAPY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; STROKE;

EID: 42949143316     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.507160     Document Type: Article

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