Effects of introducing an allied health assessment pro forma on the management of acute stroke patients

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 31, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 1293-1299

  Scurrah, Alena ^a,b   Sheppard, Lorraine ^b,c   Buttner, Petra ^b  

^a CAIRNS BASE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allied health; Assessment pro forma; Clinical pathway; Effectiveness; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETETICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPEECH THERAPY; STROKE; STROKE PATIENT; AGED; CLINICAL PATHWAY; DOCUMENTATION; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ALLIED HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); STROKE;

EID: 70350455343     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280802509587     Document Type: Article

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