Acute inpatient rehabilitation of 55 patients after liver transplantation

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 880-884

  Cortazzo, Megan H ^a   Helkowski, Wendy ^a   Pippin, Barbara ^a   Boninger, Michael L ^a,b,c   Zafonte, Ross ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^c Human Engineering Research Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

Function; Outcome; Rehabilitation; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DIALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER INJURY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REHABILITATION; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REHABILITATION CENTERS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 27544516348     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.phm.0000184093.53032.ed     Document Type: Article

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