Variations in follow-up services after inpatient stroke rehabilitation: A multicentre study

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 646-653

  Putman, Koen ^a   De Wit, Liesbet ^b   Schupp, Wilfried ^c   Baert, Ilse ^b   Brinkmann, Nadine ^c   Dejaeger, Eddy ^d   De Weerdt, Willy ^b   Feys, Hilde ^b   Jenni, Walter ^c   Kaske, Christiane ^c   Lincoln, Nadina ^e   Louckx, Fred ^a   Schuback, Birgit ^c   Smith, Bozena ^e   Leys, Mark ^a  

^a FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c Fachklinik Herzogenaurach ^*  (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community health services; Follow up studies; Health services research; Rehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; MEDICAL CARE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REHABILITATION CARE; REHABILITATION CENTER; STROKE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SWITZERLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BELGIUM; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERMANY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; REHABILITATION CENTERS; STROKE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 67649803678     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0385     Document Type: Article

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