Stroke unit care combined with early supported discharge improves 5-year outcome: A randomized controlled trial

Stroke

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1707-1711

  Fjærtoft, Hild ^a   Rohweder, Gitta ^a,b   Indredavik, Bent ^a,b  

^a TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

organized stroke care; outcomes; rehabilitation; stroke delivery; stroke recovery; stroke units

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY SUPPORTED DISCHARGE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANKIN SCALE; STROKE; STROKE UNIT;

AGED; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NORWAY; PATIENT DISCHARGE; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79958297730     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.110.601153     Document Type: Article

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