How do comprehensive and acute stroke units differ? A critical review

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 41-52

  West, Tanya ^a,b   Langhorne, Peter ^c   Bernhardt, Julie ^a,d  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute care; Early rehabilitation; Multidisciplinary; Stroke; Stroke unit

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872258437     PISSN: 17411645     EISSN: 1759779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2013.20.1.41     Document Type: Review

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