Stroke rehabilitation management in the Department of Veterans Affairs: Impact of patient referral source on outcomes

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 78, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 929-937

  O'Donnell, John C ^a   Hamilton, Byron B ^a  

^a DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030884904     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(97)90052-6     Document Type: Article

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