Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy in Acute Stroke: Do Rural Patients Receive Less Therapy?

Objective. To assess whether acute stroke patients in rural hospitals receive less occupational therapy and physiotherapy than those in metropolitan hospitals. Design. Retrospective case-control study of health data in patients ≤10 days after stroke. Setting. Occupational therapy and physiotherapy s...

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Main Authors: Josie Merchant, Gemma Kitsos, Samantha Ashby, Alex Kitsos, Isobel J. Hubbard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Stroke Research and Treatment
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1582706