Preferences, barriers and facilitators for establishing comprehensive stroke units: A multidisciplinary survey

Australian Health Review

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 318-323

  O'Rourke, Fintan ^a,b   Chan, Daniel K Y ^a,b   Chan, Daniel L ^b   Man Ding, Xiao ^a  

^a BANKSTOWN LIDCOMBE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

acute stroke care; model of stroke; stroke rehabilitation; survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880457530     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH12026     Document Type: Review

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