Risk factors for acute care transfer among traumatic brain injury patients

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 350-352

  Deshpande, Aashish A ^a   Millis, Scott R ^a   Zafonte, Ross D ^a,c   Hammond, Flora M ^a,b   Wood, Deborah L ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Charlotte Institute of Rehabilitation   (United States)

^c REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PNEUMONIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL PATIENT;

EID: 0030899526     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(97)90224-0     Document Type: Article

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