Factors associated with prolonged hospital stay for acute stroke in Taiwan

Acta Neurologica Taiwanica

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-25

  Lee, Hsuei Chen ^a,d   Chang, Ku Chou ^b,c   Lan, Chung Fu ^a   Hong, Chi Tzong ^e   Huang, Yu Ching ^b   Chang, Mei Lan ^f  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e Taiwan Miner's General Hospital   (Taiwan)

^f Taiwan Joint Commission on Hospital Accreditation   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Associated factors; Prolonged hospital stay; Stroke; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DISABILITY; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; GENDER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; SPEECH DISORDER; STROKE; TAIWAN;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STROKE;

EID: 41749091348     PISSN: 10196099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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