The impact of somatosensory function on activity performance and length of hospital stay in geriatric patients with stroke

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 149-155

  Sommerfeld, Disa Kathryn ^a,b   von Arbin, Magnus H ^b  

^a DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRICS; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NURSING HOME; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDER; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; STROKE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDERS; SWEDEN;

EID: 1542610765     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269215504cr710oa     Document Type: Article

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