Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 9 , Pages 1177-1182 , September 2006

Quality of Life of Stroke Survivors: A 1-Year Follow-Up Study

  • Timothy Kwok, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Timothy Kwok, MD, Dept of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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  • Raymond S. Lo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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  • Eric Wong, MA

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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  • Tang Wai-Kwong, MB BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Shatin Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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  • Vincent Mok, MB BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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  • Wong Kai-Sing, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China

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 Supported by the Health Services Research Fund in Hong Kong (grant no. 931012).No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(06)00467-9

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.05.015

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 9 , Pages 1177-1182 , September 2006

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