Response and completion rates for postal outcomes booklets in stroke rehabilitation

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 440-445

  Murray, Jenni ^a   Forster, Anne ^a   Young, John ^a  

^a BRADFORD INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caregiver; Postal outcomes; Questionnaires; Stroke rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349585809     PISSN: 17411645     EISSN: 1759779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2007.14.10.27395     Document Type: Article

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