Challenges and solutions to optimize stroke recovery trial enrollment and execution

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
² Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

Wuwei Feng et al. Lancet Reg Health Eur. 2024.

. 2024 Jan 18:38:100844.

doi: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2024.100844. eCollection 2024 Mar.

¹ Department of Neurology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
² Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

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