Cost-effectiveness of rehabilitation after spinal cord injury

Critical Reviews in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 359-367

  Cardenas, Diana D ^a   Doctor, Jason N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Quality adjusted life years; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CAREGIVER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECUBITUS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROGENIC BLADDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ROBOTICS; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 0032467040     PISSN: 08962960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/CritRevPhysRehabilMed.v10.i4.30     Document Type: Article

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