Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 139-143 , 8 July 2006

Early Supported Discharge and Continued Rehabilitation at Home After Stroke: 5-Year Follow-up of Resource Use

  • Ann-Mari Thorsén, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Division of Physiotherapy, Neurotec Department, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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  • Lotta Widén Holmqvist, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Physiotherapy, Neurotec Department, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
    • Division of Neurology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
    • ,
  • Lena von Koch, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neurology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Lena von Koch, PhD, Division of Neurology, R 54, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, SE- 141 86 Stockholm, Sweden.

Received 26 January 2006 ,Revised 13 April 2006 ,Accepted 13 April 2006.

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 Supported by grants from the Swedish Association of Neurologically Disabled, the Swedish Stroke Association, Solstickan Foundation, and the Center for Health Care Sciences, Karolinska Institutet.

PII: S1052-3057(06)00071-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2006.04.003

Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 139-143 , 8 July 2006

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