Environmental factors influencing participation of stroke survivors in a Western Cape setting
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Environmental factors influencing participation of stroke survivors in a Western Cape setting
BACKGROUND Environmental factors compound or diminish the effects of impairments; therefore they have a direct influence on participation of stroke survivors. OBJECTIVES To determine environmental barriers and facilitators to participation experienced by a group of stroke survivors in the Western Cape province of South Africa. METHODS A descriptive, mixed methods study was conducted in 2011...
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عنوان ژورنال: African Journal of Disability
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2226-7220,2223-9170
DOI: 10.4102/ajod.v4i1.198