Beyond the RCT understanding the relationship between interventions, individuals and outcome the example of neurological rehabilitation

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1028-1034

  Kersten, Paula ^a   Ellis Hill, Caroline ^b   McPherson, Kathryn M ^c   Harrington, Rachel ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^d Medical Directorate   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical psychology; Occupational therapy; Physiotherapy; Rehabilitation; Rehabilitation medicine; Rehabilitation nursing; Speech and language therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 77952123641     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638281003775568     Document Type: Article

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