Interdisciplinary circuit class therapy: Increasing therapy time on an acute stroke unit

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 483-488

  Zanker, Kate ^a   English, Coralie ^b   Prideaux, Nicole ^a   Luker, Julie ^a  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute care; Cerebrovascular accident; Occupational therapy; Physical therapy; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650019547     PISSN: 17411645     EISSN: 1759779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2007.14.11.27597     Document Type: Article

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