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Is there a relationship between prestroke social isolation and outcomes following stroke?

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boxed-textBoden-Albala B et al. (2005) Social isolation and outcomes post stroke. Neurology 64: 1888–1892

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  2. Professor of Neurology at UCLA and Director of the Neurology Department's Health Services Research Program, Los Angeles, CA, USA

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