Factors affecting hospital length of stay and charges following traumatic brain injury

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 85-96

  High Jr , Walter M ^a,f   Hall, Karyl M ^b   Rosenthal, Mitchell ^c   Mann, Nancy ^d   Zafonte, Ross ^d   Cifu, David X ^e   Boake, Corwin ^a   Bartha, Michael ^a   Ivanhoe, Cindy ^a   Yablon, Stuart ^a   Newton, C Nina ^a   Sherer, Mark ^a   Silver, Bernard ^a   Lehmkuhl, L Don ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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

^f Brain Injury Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Closed head injury; Duration of impaired consciousness; Functional Independence Measure; Length of stay

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INJURY SCALE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; TIME; VARIANCE;

EID: 10544242971     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001199-199610000-00008     Document Type: Article

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