Comparison of 6- and 7-day physical therapy coverage on length of stay and discharge outcome for individuals with total hip and knee arthroplasty

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 15-22

  Lang, Catherine E ^a,b,c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Discharge outcome; Hip arthroplasty; Knee arthroplasty; Length of stay

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

EID: 0031842729     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.1998.28.1.15     Document Type: Article

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