PM&R
Volume 1, Issue 5 , Pages 427-433 , May 2009

Do Stroke Patients With Intracerebral Hemorrhage Have a Better Functional Outcome Than Patients With Cerebral Infarction?

  • Pesi H. Katrak, MD, FAFRM

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Prince of Wales Hospital and School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of NSW, High Street, Randwick, NSW, Australia 2031
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: P.H.K.
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  • Deborah Black, MStat, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
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  • Victoria Peeva, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Prince of Wales Hospital, NSW, Australia§

Received 7 January 2009 ,Accepted 4 March 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2009.03.002

PM&R
Volume 1, Issue 5 , Pages 427-433 , May 2009