Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 9 , Pages 1140-1146 , September 2007

Community-Dwelling Stroke Survivors: Function Is Not the Whole Story With Quality of Life

Presented in part to the Stroke It’s Time Conference, July 7, 2006, Sydney, Australia.

  • Jennifer H. White, BAppSc

      Affiliations

    • Hunter Stroke Service, Hunter New England Area Health Service, New South Wales, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Jennifer H. White, BAppSc, Locked Bag No. 1, Hunter Region Mail Centre, NSW 2310, Australia
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  • Megan K. Alston, BAppSc

      Affiliations

    • Community Stroke Team, Hunter New England Area Health Service, New South Wales, Australia
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  • Jodie L. Marquez, BAppSc

      Affiliations

    • Community Stroke Team, Hunter New England Area Health Service, New South Wales, Australia
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  • Anne L. Sweetapple, BAppSc

      Affiliations

    • Community Stroke Team, Hunter New England Area Health Service, New South Wales, Australia
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  • Michael R. Pollack, FAFRM (RACP)

      Affiliations

    • Rankin Park Centre, Hunter New England Area Health Service, New South Wales, Australia
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  • John Attia, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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  • Christopher R. Levi, FRACP

      Affiliations

    • John Hunter Hospital, Hunter New England Area Health Service, New South Wales, Australia
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  • Jonathan Sturm, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Gosford Hospital, Northern Sydney Central Coast Area Health Service, New South Wales, Australia.
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  • Scott Whyte, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Gosford Hospital, Northern Sydney Central Coast Area Health Service, New South Wales, Australia.

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 Supported by the Hunter Stroke Service, Hunter New England Area Health.

 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 authors or upon any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(07)00405-4

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.06.003

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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