The Effectiveness of Inpatient Rehabilitation in the Acute Postoperative Phase of Care After Transtibial or Transfemoral Amputation: Study of an Integrated Health Care Delivery System

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1863-1872

  Stineman, Margaret G ^a   Kwong, Pui L ^a   Kurichi, Jibby E ^a   Prvu Bettger, Janet A ^a   Vogel, W Bruce ^b,c   Maislin, Greg ^a,d   Bates, Barbara E ^e,f   Reker, Dean M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine   (United States)

^d Biomedical Statistical Consulting   (United States)

^e STRATTON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amputation; Continuity of patient care; Delivery of health care, integrated; Lower extremity; Outcome and process assessment (health care); Rehabilitation; Selection bias

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG PROSTHESIS; LIMB PROSTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 55649105850     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.03.013     Document Type: Article

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