Impact of length of stay on functional outcomes of TBI patients

American Surgeon

Volumn 71, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 920-929

  Hawkins, Michael L ^a   Lewis, F D ^b   Medeiros, R S ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Walton Rehabilitation Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REHABILITATION CARE; SCORING SYSTEM; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AGED; BRAIN INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICS; WORK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; WORK;

EID: 33644802228     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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