Environmental barriers experienced by stroke patients in Musanze district in Rwanda: A descriptive qualitative study

African Health Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 398-406

  Urimubenshi, G ^a   Rhoda, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA   (Rwanda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Environmental barriers; Musanze district; Rwanda; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL BARRIER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RWANDA; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; DISABLED PERSON; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STROKE;

ADULT; AGED; ARCHITECTURAL ACCESSIBILITY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RWANDA; STROKE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861303806     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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