Are stroke patients discharged sooner if in-patient rehabilitation services are provided seven v six days per week?

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 143-146

  Ruff, Ronald M ^a   Yarnell, Stanley ^b   Marinos, Janine M ^b  

^a Clinical Neurosciences   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Functional recovery; Outcome; Seven day per week rehabilitation services; Six day per week rehabilitation services

Indexed keywords

IN-PATIENT REHABILITATION SERVICES;

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE;

FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT;

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOBILIZATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; REVIEW; STROKE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CALIFORNIA; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; PHYSICAL THERAPY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; REHABILITATION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033106107     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-199903000-00011     Document Type: Review

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