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Outsomes of stroke patients discarged from an in-patient facility in the Eastern Cape, South Africa: a mixed methods design

N. Cunningham, A. Rhoda
South African Journal of Physiotherapy | Vol 70, No 3 | a265 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajp.v70i3.265 | © 2014 Copyright Status: Not provided. Contact Holding Institution to verify copyright status. Rights Holder: South African Society of Physiotherapy
Submitted: 20 April 2014 | Published: 20 April 2014

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N. Cunningham, Physiotherapy Department, University of Western Cape, South Africa
A. Rhoda, Physiotherapy Department, University of Western Cape, South Africa

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Abstract

Statistics have indicated that stroke is a major health concern in the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa,

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