Determinants of length of stay in stroke patients: A geriatric rehabilitation unit experience

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 48-52

  Atalay, Ayce ^a,b   Turhan, Nur ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Elderly; Length of stay; Rehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

COMORBIDITY; ELDERLY; LENGTH OF STAY; REHABILITATION; STROKE;

EPIDEMIOLOGY;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC REHABILITATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CENTER; STROKE;

AGED; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; SELF CARE; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67650925475     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MRR.0b013e32830d3689     Document Type: Article

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