Rehabilitation of Older Chinese Patients With Different Cognitive Functions: How Do They Differ in Outcome?

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1714-1719

  Luk, James K ^a   Chiu, Patrick K ^a   Chu, Leung Wing ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Elderly; Outcome assessment (health care); Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; CHINESE; COGNITION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 49949089893     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.01.021     Document Type: Article

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