Multidisciplinary transmural rehabilitation for older persons with a stroke: the design of a randomised controlled trial

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Stroke is one of the major causes of loss of independence, decreased quality of life and mortality among elderly people. About half of the elderly stroke patients discharged after rehabilitation in a nursing home still experience ser...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Vluggen Tom PMM, van Haastregt Jolanda CM, Verbunt Jeanine A, Keijsers Elly JM, Schols Jos MGA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-12-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2377/12/164