Utilization of health services following spinal cord injury: A 6-year follow-up study

Spinal Cord

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 513-525

  Dryden, D M ^a,d   Saunders, L D ^a   Rowe, B H ^a   May, L A ^a   Yiannakoulias, N ^a,b   Svenson, L W ^a,b   Schopflocher, D P ^a,b   Voaklander, D C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Health Surveillance Branch   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d 4075 Research Transition Facility   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Databases, factual; Health services; Patient readmission; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALBERTA; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 4644226001     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101629     Document Type: Article

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