Age, outcome, and rehabilitation costs after tetraplegia spinal cord injury

NeuroRehabilitation

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 177-185

  Cifu, David X ^a   Seel, Ronald T ^a   Kreutzer, Jeffrey S ^a   Marwitz, Jennifer ^a   McKinley, William O ^a   Wisor, Douglas ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032777562     PISSN: 10538135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/nre-1999-12304     Document Type: Article

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