Impact of acute stroke unit on hospital length of stay

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Chen, Liang Kung ^a,c   McClaran, Jacqueline ^b   Buchan, Alastair Mitchell ^d  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discharge planning; Hospital length of stay; Stroke unit

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC REHABILITATION; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOME; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CENTER; STROKE; STROKE UNIT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STROKE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349109482     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2008.07.008     Document Type: Article

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