Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume 16, Issue 5 , Pages 208-215 , September 2007

Functional and Cognitive Capacity and Health-Related Quality of Life 2 Years After Day Hospital Rehabilitation for Stroke: A Prospective Study

  • Barbro Grenthe Olsson, RN, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Barbro Grenthe Olsson, Institute of Clinical Neuroscience-Rehabilitation Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, Göteborg University, SE-413 45 Göteborg, Sweden.
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  • Katharina Stibrant Sunnerhagen, MD, PhD

Received 23 April 2007 ,Revised 26 May 2007 ,Accepted 4 June 2007.

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PII: S1052-3057(07)00079-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2007.06.002

Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume 16, Issue 5 , Pages 208-215 , September 2007

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