Improving Access to, and Quality of, Stroke Rehabilitation

HomeStrokeVol. 54, No. 9Improving Access to, and Quality of, Stroke Rehabilitation No AccessArticle CommentaryRequest AccessFull TextAboutView Full TextView PDFView EPUBSections ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationsTrack citationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InMendeleyReddit Jump toNo AccessArticle CommentaryRequest AccessFull TextImproving Access to, and Quality of, Stroke Rehabilitation Julie Bernhardt, Pamela W. Duncan and Elizabeth A. Lynch Julie BernhardtJulie Bernhardt Correspondence to: Julie Bernhardt, PhD, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Australia. Email E-mail Address: [email protected] https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2787-8484 The Florey Institute, University of Melbourne, Australia (J.B.). , Pamela W. DuncanPamela W. Duncan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4838-3253 Department of Neurology, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC (P.W.D.). and Elizabeth A. LynchElizabeth A. 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