Rehabilitation for community-dwelling people with stroke: Home or centre based? A systematic review

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 178-186

  Hillier, Susan ^a   Inglis Jassiem, Gakeemah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Community; Outpatient; Rehabilitation; Stroke; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

BARTHEL INDEX; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STROKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953737806     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2010.00427.x     Document Type: Review

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