Length of stay in hospital following spinal cord lesions in Israel

Spinal Cord

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 353-358

  Ronen, J ^a,b   Itzkovich, M ^a,b   Bluvshtein, V ^a   Thaleisnik, M ^c   Goldin, D ^c   Gelernter, I ^b   David, R ^b,d   Gepstein, R ^b,d   Catz, A ^a,b  

^a LOEWENSTEIN REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Etiology; Frankel grade; Length of stay; SCIM; Spinal cord lesions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MONITORING; NEWBORN; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD LESION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 3042824738     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101590     Document Type: Article

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