Very early versus delayed mobilisation after stroke

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2018, Issue 10, 2018, Pages

  Langhorne, Peter ^a   Collier, Janice M ^b   Bate, Patricia J ^c   Thuy, Matthew N T ^d   Bernhardt, Julie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

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

^c Austin Health ^*  (Australia)

^d AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEATH; DELAYED MOBILIZATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; MOBILIZATION; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RANKIN SCALE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VERY EARLY MOBILIZATION; ADULT; MORTALITY; NETWORK META-ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; STROKE REHABILITATION; TIME FACTOR;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; EARLY AMBULATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; NETWORK META-ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; STROKE REHABILITATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 85054885922     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006187.pub3     Document Type: Review

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