Patient outcomes and length of stay in a stroke unit offering both acute and rehabilitation services

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 178, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 333-336

  Ang, Yan Hoon ^a   Chan, Daniel K Y ^a   Heng, Derrick M K ^b   Shen, Qing ^a  

^a BANKSTOWN LIDCOMBE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b National Medical Research Council   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NURSING HOME; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROKE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 0037425329     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05225.x     Document Type: Article

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