Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Volume 53, Issue 2 , Pages e125-e128 , September 2011

Bladder management and the functional outcome of elderly ischemic stroke patients

  • E.H. Mizrahi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Geriatric Rehabilitation, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer 52621, Israel
    • The Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Geriatric Rehabilitation, Sheba Medical Center, Tel.:-Hashomer 52621, Israel. Tel.: +972 3 5303 398; fax: +972 3 5303 399.
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  • A. Waitzman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Geriatric Rehabilitation, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer 52621, Israel
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  • M. Arad

      Affiliations

    • The Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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  • T. Blumstein

      Affiliations

    • The Gertner Institute for Epidemiology and Health Policy Research, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer 52621, Israel
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  • A. Adunksy

      Affiliations

    • Department of Geriatric Rehabilitation, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer 52621, Israel
    • The Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel

Received 19 March 2010 ,Revised 13 July 2010 ,Accepted 15 July 2010.

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PII: S0167-4943(10)00193-7

doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2010.07.007

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Volume 53, Issue 2 , Pages e125-e128 , September 2011

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