Inpatient stroke rehabilitation in Ontario: Are dedicated units better?

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 430-435

  Foley, Norine ^a   Meyer, Matthew ^a   Salter, Katherine ^a   Bayley, Mark ^b   Hall, Ruth ^c   Liu, Ying ^c   Willems, Deborah ^d   Mcclure, J Andrew ^a   Teasell, Robert ^e,f  

^a LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^d Southwestern Stroke Strategy   (Canada)

^e ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^f WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Rehabilitation; Stroke; Stroke facilities; Stroke teams; Stroke units; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOME; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; REHABILITATION CENTER; STROKE UNIT;

REHABILITATION; STROKE; STROKE FACILITIES; STROKE TEAMS; STROKE UNITS; THERAPY;

AGED; FEMALE; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; ONTARIO; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REHABILITATION CENTERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE;

EID: 84881492952     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2011.00748.x     Document Type: Article

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