A saturday physiotherapy service may decrease length of stay in patients undergoing rehabilitation in hospital: A randomised controlled trial

Australian Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 75-81

  Brusco, Natasha K ^a,b   Shields, Nora ^a   Taylor, Nicholas F ^a,b   Paratz, Jennifer ^c  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b EASTERN HEALTH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cost analysis; Exercise therapy; Length of stay; Outcomes research; Patient outcome assessment; Physiotherapy; Randomized controlled trial; Rehabilitation; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447290432     PISSN: 00049514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0004-9514(07)70039-9     Document Type: Article

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