Multiple sclerosis rehabilitation outcomes: Analysis of a national casemix data set from Australia

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 869-875

  Khan, Fary ^a,b   Turner Stokes, L ^c   Stevermuer, T ^d   Simmonds, F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian rehabilitation outcomes centre data set; Function; Measurement; Outcomes; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REHABILITATION CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AUSTRALIA; DATABASES AS TOPIC; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67649311944     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458509105230     Document Type: Article

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