Long-term disability after stroke in Iran: Evidence from the Mashhad Stroke Incidence Study

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Mohammad Taghi Farzadfard · Ghaem Hospital

Mohammad Sobhan Sheikh Andalibi · Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

Amanda G. Thrift · Monash Health

Negar Morovatdar · Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

Saverio Stranges · Western University

Amin Amiri · Ghaem Hospital

Moira K. Kapral

Abstract

We found that significant disability and functional dependency after stroke in Northeast Iran were largely attributable to the effects of stroke severity and prior dependency.

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Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases

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Published in: International Journal of Stroke

Volume 14, Issue 1, pp. 44-47

DOI: 10.1177/1747493018789839

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Long-term disability after stroke in Iran: Evidence from the Mashhad Stroke Incidence Study

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