Profile of health-related quality of life in Nigerian stroke survivors

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 54-62

  Owolabi, M O ^a   Ogunniyi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Outcome; Outcome assessment; Quality of life; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NIGERIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANKIN SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; STROKE; STROKE LEVITY SCORE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STROKE; SURVIVORS;

EID: 57449106303     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2008.02339.x     Document Type: Article

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