The Interdisciplinary Team and Polytrauma Rehabilitation: Prescription for Partnership

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 179-181

  Strasser, Dale C ^a,b   Uomoto, Jay M ^c   Smits, Stanley J ^d  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Interdisciplinary health team; Rehabilitation; Trauma; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL CARE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REHABILITATION CARE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SURVIVOR; TEAMWORK; VOCATION;

EID: 37349119388     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.06.774     Document Type: Note

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