Rehabilitation outcomes of 5 patients with severe West Nile virus infection: A case series

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 449-452

  Rao, Noel ^a   Char, David ^a   Gnatz, Steve ^a  

^a MARIANJOY REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Rehabilitation; Treatment outcome; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPATHY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS INFECTION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

EID: 14744268618     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2004.10.019     Document Type: Article

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