Factors associated with VHA costs of care for first 12 months after first stroke

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1375-1384

  Hayes, Jeanne ^a,b   Vogel, Bruce ^b,c   Reker, Dean M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute stroke care; Decision Support System; FIM; Modified Rankin Scale; Rehabilitation care; Stroke; Stroke costs; Stroke Impact Scale; Subacute stroke care; VA

Indexed keywords

ACUTE STROKE CARE; FIM; MODIFIED RANKIN SCALE; REHABILITATION CARE; STROKE; STROKE COSTS; STROKE IMPACT SCALE; SUBACUTE STROKE CARE; VA;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DECISION THEORY; PATIENT REHABILITATION;

COSTS;

AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; STROKE PATIENT; VETERAN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 65949122094     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2007.09.0157     Document Type: Article

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