Effectiveness and practice variation of rehabilitation after joint replacement

Current Opinion in Rheumatology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 160-162

  Roos, Ewa M ^a,b,c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Spenshult Rheumatism Hospital   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; EXERCISE; HEALTH CARE COST; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; JOINT PROSTHESIS; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MOBILIZATION; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROGNOSIS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REHABILITATION CENTERS; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037371456     PISSN: 10408711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002281-200303000-00014     Document Type: Review

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