Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 3 , Pages 441-448 , March 2008

Cognitively Impaired Stroke Patients Do Benefit From Admission to an Acute Rehabilitation Unit

  • Meheroz H. Rabadi, MD, MRCPI

      Affiliations

    • Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, an affiliate of Weill Medical College of Cornell Medical College, White Plains, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Meheroz H. Rabadi, MD, MRCPI, Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, an affiliate of Weill Medical College of Cornell Medical College, 785 Mamaroneck Ave, White Plains, NY 10605
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  • Freny M. Rabadi, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, an affiliate of Weill Medical College of Cornell Medical College, White Plains, NY
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  • Lisa Edelstein, MS, OT/L

      Affiliations

    • Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, an affiliate of Weill Medical College of Cornell Medical College, White Plains, NY
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  • Margaret Peterson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Weill Medical College of Cornell University at the Hospital for Special Surgery, New York City, NY.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.11.014

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 3 , Pages 441-448 , March 2008

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