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Ageism in stroke rehabilitation studies

Author(s) -

E. J. Gaynor,

S. E. Geoghegan,

Desmond O’Neill

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

age and ageing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 1468-2834

pISSN - 0002-0729

DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afu026

Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , rehabilitation , randomized controlled trial , physical therapy , inclusion and exclusion criteria , clinical trial , psychological intervention , physical medicine and rehabilitation , alternative medicine , surgery , psychiatry , mechanical engineering , pathology , engineering

stroke is predominantly a disease of older people. While age bias has been demonstrated in studies of pharmacological therapeutic interventions in stroke, the extent of discrimination by age in stroke rehabilitation studies is unknown. The aim of this study was to systematically review the literature to assess the extent of ageism in stroke rehabilitation studies.

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