Characteristics, length of stay and functional outcome of patients with spinal cord injury in Dutch and Flemish rehabilitation centres

Spinal Cord

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 339-344

  Osterthun, R ^a   Post, M W M ^a,b   Van Asbeck, F W A ^a,c  

^a Rehabilitation Centre De Hoogstraat   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c RC de Hoogstraat   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Length of stay; Outcome; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CENTER; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BELGIUM; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REHABILITATION CENTERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63949083689     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2008.127     Document Type: Article

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