A Comparative Evaluation of Inpatient Rehabilitation for Older Adults With Debility, Hip Fracture, and Myopathy

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 934-938

  Kortebein, Patrick ^a,b,c   Granger, Carl V ^d   Sullivan, Dennis H ^a,c  

^a CENTRAL ARKANSAS VETERANS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospitalization; Muscle weakness; Recovery of function; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOPATHY; OLIGOPHRENIA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; REHABILITATION CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MALE; MEDICARE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCULAR DISEASES; PATIENT DISCHARGE; REHABILITATION CENTERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65749113884     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.12.010     Document Type: Article

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