Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume 18, Issue 6 , Pages 443-452 , November 2009

A Randomized Trial Testing the Superiority of a Postdischarge Care Management Model for Stroke Survivors

  • Kyle Allen, DO

      Affiliations

    • Health Services Research and Education Institute, Department of Medicine, Summa Health System, Akron, Ohio
    • ,
  • Susan Hazelett, RN, MS

      Affiliations

    • Health Services Research and Education Institute, Department of Medicine, Summa Health System, Akron, Ohio
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Susan Hazelett, RN, MS, Summa Health System, 75 Arch St, Suite G1, Akron, OH 44304.
    • ,
  • David Jarjoura, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Biostatistics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
    • ,
  • Keding Hua, MS

      Affiliations

    • Center for Biostatistics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
    • ,
  • Kathy Wright, MSN

      Affiliations

    • Health Services Research and Education Institute, Department of Medicine, Summa Health System, Akron, Ohio
    • ,
  • Janice Weinhardt, MSN

      Affiliations

    • Health Services Research and Education Institute, Department of Medicine, Summa Health System, Akron, Ohio
    • ,
  • Denise Kropp, MA

      Affiliations

    • Community Health Sciences, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine and Pharmacy, Rootstown, Ohio

Received 5 December 2008 ,Revised 28 January 2009 ,Accepted 11 February 2009.

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 Supported by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, grant number 5 R01 NS041333-02 and the Summa Hospitals Foundation. The contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

PII: S1052-3057(09)00030-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2009.02.002

Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume 18, Issue 6 , Pages 443-452 , November 2009

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