Validation of the Berg Balance Scale as a predictor of length of stay and discharge destination in stroke rehabilitation

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 731-735

  Wee, Joy Y ^a   Wong, Hubert ^b,c   Palepu, Anita ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular accident; Equilibrium; Outcomes research; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BERG BALANCE SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STROKE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0037653508     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0003-9993(02)04940-7     Document Type: Article

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