Organized stroke rehabilitation in Canada: Redefining our objectives

Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 149-157

  Meyer, Matthew ^a,b   Foley, Norine ^a   Pereira, Shelialah ^a   Salter, Katherine ^a   Teasell, Robert ^a,b,c  

^a LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

best practice; organized care; rehabilitation; stroke

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REHABILITATION CARE; STROKE; STROKE UNIT;

CANADA; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REHABILITATION CENTERS; STROKE;

EID: 84860206790     PISSN: 10749357     EISSN: 19455119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/tsr1902-149     Document Type: Article

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