Clinical effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and service users' perceptions of early, well-resourced communication therapy following a stroke : A randomised controlled trial (the ACT NoW study)

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Bowen, A, Hesketh, A, Patchick, E, Young, A, Davies, Lauren, Vail, A, Long, A, Watkins, Caroline, Wilkinson, Michael David and Pearl, G. (2012). Clinical effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and service users' perceptions of early, well-resourced communication therapy following a stroke : A randomised controlled trial (the ACT NoW study). Health Technology Assessment. 16(26), pp. 1 - 159. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta16260
AuthorsBowen, A, Hesketh, A, Patchick, E, Young, A, Davies, Lauren, Vail, A, Long, A, Watkins, Caroline, Wilkinson, Michael David and Pearl, G
Year2012
JournalHealth Technology Assessment
Journal citation16 (26), pp. 1 - 159
ISSN1366-5278
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.3310/hta16260
Web address (URL)http://www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/hta/volume-16/issue-26
Page range1 - 159
Research GroupPeter Faber Business School
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