Provision of inpatient rehabilitation and challenges experienced with participation post discharge: quantitative and qualitative inquiry of African stroke patients

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[2] Forouzanfar MH(2013)The global burden of stroke and need for a continuum of care Neurology 80 s5-s12

[3] Krishnamurthi R(2013)The disability adjusted life years due to stroke in South Africa in 2008 Int J Stroke 80 76-80

[4] Mensah GA(2003)Mortality and recovery after stroke in the Gambia Stroke 34 1604-1609

[5] Connor M(2003)Stroke epidemiology: a review of population based studies of incidence, prevalence, and case-fatality in the late 20th century Lancet Neurol 2 43-53

[6] Bennett DA(2013)Stroke disability and rehabilitation of stroke: World Health Organisation perspective Int J of S 8 3-4

[7] Norrving B(2007)Factors influencing outcomes in patients with stroke Medicina (Kaunas) 43 269-77

[8] Kissela B(1997)Collaborative systematic review of the randomised trials of organised inpatient (stroke unit) care after stroke Brit Med J 314 1151-1158

[9] Bertram MY(2010)Early and intensive rehabilitation predicts good functional outcomes in patients admitted to the stroke intensive care unit Disabil Rehabil 32 1251-9

[10] Katzenellenbogen J(2009)Impact of a Stroke Unit on Length of Hospital Stay and In-Hospital Case Fatality Stroke 40 18-23

[1] Feigin VL(2014)(GBD 2010) and the GBD Stroke Experts Group* Lancet 383 245-55

[2] Forouzanfar MH(2013)The global burden of stroke and need for a continuum of care Neurology 80 s5-s12

[3] Krishnamurthi R(2013)The disability adjusted life years due to stroke in South Africa in 2008 Int J Stroke 80 76-80

[4] Mensah GA(2003)Mortality and recovery after stroke in the Gambia Stroke 34 1604-1609

[5] Connor M(2003)Stroke epidemiology: a review of population based studies of incidence, prevalence, and case-fatality in the late 20th century Lancet Neurol 2 43-53

[6] Bennett DA(2013)Stroke disability and rehabilitation of stroke: World Health Organisation perspective Int J of S 8 3-4

[7] Norrving B(2007)Factors influencing outcomes in patients with stroke Medicina (Kaunas) 43 269-77

[8] Kissela B(1997)Collaborative systematic review of the randomised trials of organised inpatient (stroke unit) care after stroke Brit Med J 314 1151-1158

[9] Bertram MY(2010)Early and intensive rehabilitation predicts good functional outcomes in patients admitted to the stroke intensive care unit Disabil Rehabil 32 1251-9

[10] Katzenellenbogen J(2009)Impact of a Stroke Unit on Length of Hospital Stay and In-Hospital Case Fatality Stroke 40 18-23