Rehospitalization following compensable work-related tetraplegia

Spinal Cord

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 374-382

  Young, A ^a   Webster, B ^a   Giunti, G ^b   Pransky, G ^a   Nesathurai, S ^c  

^a LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

^b Medical Rehabilitation Associates   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Injury; Medical services; Readmission; Rehospitalization; Workers' compensation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; ORTHOPEDICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; RISK FACTOR; SKIN DISEASE; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PATIENT READMISSION; QUADRIPLEGIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 33745008843     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101858     Document Type: Article

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